Among notable steps, FM Sitharaman announced Rs 1.1-trillion loan guarantee for Covid-affected sectors. Health sector, she said, will receive attention for scaling up infrastructure on cities and town
For the week, the benchmarks gained 1.1 per cent each, the MidCap index 1.5 per cent, and the SmallCap index 1.2 per cent
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced 1 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively
The Indian benchmark indices ended the final session of the June series of futures & options (F&O) over half a per cent higher
The Nifty sectoral indices were mixed, with the Nifty IT index, up 2.79 per cent, leading the gainers, while the Nifty PSU Bank index, down 1.4 per cent, bled the most
Overall, the S&P BSE Sensex index closed at 52,306 levels, down 282.6 points while the Nifty50 index ended at 15,687 levels, down 86 points
In the mid-, and small-cap segment, PNB Housing Finance, Central Bank of India, United Breweries, Adani Enterprises, PNB Gilts, Dhanlaxmi Bank, and Indian Overseas Bank dragged the broader markets
At the headline level, the 30-share BSE Sensex hit a fresh record high of 53,057 level in early deals but pared gains to end at 52,589 levels, up 14 points
Maruti Suzuki, up 5 per cent, on the NSE was the biggest gainer on the Nifty today after the company decided to hike vehicle prices in the July-September quarter (Q2FY22) to pass on higher input costs
Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index ended 4 per cent higher amid reports that Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank might be privatised
Adani Ports (up 5 per cent) was the top Nifty gainer today, trailed by NTPC, Titan, SBI, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Grasim, and HDFC
BSE Sensex fell 722 points intra-day but recovered to close 21 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at 52,344 levels
The correction was deeper in the broader markets where the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices closed 0.70 per cent and 0.89 per cent down, respectively
The frontline S&P BSE Sensex declined 484 points from the day's high and hit a low of 52,040
A mild recovery post a gap-down start quickly dismantled during the last hour of the session as market participants offloaded metal and rate-sensitive counters
S&P BSE Sensex traded within a band of 391 points before settling the day at 52,502 levels, down 271 points or 0.5 per cent
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index slipped 0.95 per cent while the BSE SmallCap index dipped 0.68 per cent.
Shares of Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports and Adani Enterprises rose up to 5 per cent in intra-day today but soon pared gains to trade flat-to-negative
Asian Paints, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Britannia Industries, SBI Life, and Indian Oil Corporation ended the day as the top gainers
Indices started gap-down amid profit booking with the frontline S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 dropping to lows of 51,936 and 15,606, respectively