Stock Market Highlights, Wednesday, January 15, 2025: The benchmark equity indices, the NSE Nifty50 and the BSE Sensex, closed Wednesday’s session higher for the second straight day. To close at 76,724.08, the 30-share Sensex gained 224.45 points, or 0.29 percent. Today, the index fluctuated between 76,991.05 and 76,479.70.
At 23,213.20, the NSE Nifty50 ended the day higher, up 37.15 points, or 0.16 percent. The Nifty50 was quoted at 23,146.45, the day’s low, and at its peak of 23,293.65.
With advances of high to 4.01 percent led by Trent, NTPC, Power Grid, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Maruti Suzuki, 27 of the 50 stocks that make up the Nifty50 concluded the day in the green. On the other hand, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, and Shriram Finance were among the 23 constituent stocks that ended in the red, with losses extending up to 2.90 per cent.
The fear index, which measures market volatility, closed the day 1.37 percent higher at 15.26 points.
The Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 saw increases of 0.41 and 0.56 percent, respectively, at the close of the day among the larger markets.
Nifty IT and Realty indices led sectoral market advances of up to 1.39 percent on Wednesday, while Nifty Auto, FMCG, Media, and Healthcare indices were among those that ended lower, with losses reaching 1.78 percent.
Source: BS