Sectorally, the realty stocks were in demand with the Nifty Realty index hitting all-time high of 382.25 in intraday session
The broader markets, on the flipside, outperformed the benchmarks with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices rallying 0.40 per cent and 0.75 per cent, respectively
Indian Equities declined in-line with Asian peers on Friday as rapidly spreading Delta variant of Covid-19 in the region fanned fears of a stalled growth
The broader markets, on the flipside, settled about half a per cent higher.
Despite a weakness in the secondary market, investor participation remained healthy in the primary market
Sectorally, all but IT index closed in the red with the Nifty Metal and PSU Bank indices leading the list of losers, down over 2 per cent each
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Hindalco, UPL, Nestle India, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, and Adani Ports ended as the top gainers on the benchmarks, up between 1 per cent and 5 per cent
Realty and metal indices rose 2 per cent each while auto index ended in the red
In terms of sectoral participation, the Nifty Bank was the top performing index, up 0.9 per cent, trailed by the Nifty Financial Services index, up 0.8 per cent
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index settled 0.12 per cent higher while the BSE SmallCap index closed 0.26 per cent lower
Sectorally, all, except the IT and Pharma indices, ended in the green. Of these, the Nifty Realty index was the top gainer, up nearly 3 per cent.
BSE Sensex closed with gains of 166 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 52,485 levels while the NSE's Nifty50 settled at 15,722 levels, up 42 points
Sectorally, the Nifty Pharma index was the top gainer, up 0.6 per cent, followed by the Nifty Bank index, up 0.4 per cent
BSE barometer gave up 164 points, or 0.31 per cent, to end at 52,318 levels
Despite an overall slowed down momentum in the markets, investors rewarded auto stocks as the June sales figures showed healthy year-on-year recovery
BSE Sensex cooled off 393 points from day's high to end at 52,483 levels, down 67 points or 0.13 per cent. The Nifty50 also eased 27 points, or 0.17 per cent, to settle at 15,721 level
Sectorally, all but the Nifty IT index ended 0.6 per cent higher. All other indices settled lower with the Nifty Media index down 0.8 per cent and the Nifty Bank index down 0.7 per cent
BSE Sensex ended the day at 52,549 levels, down 186 points or 0.35 per cent while the broader 50-share Nifty closed at 15,748 levels, down 66 points
HSBC said on Tuesday that the valuation of Indian stock market has become a concern now after a sharp run up from their March 2020 low
Investors booked profit on the bourses, taking the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex to 52,735 levels, down 189 points