Finance
By: Shree1news, 05 JAN 2022
Indian equities closed higher for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, led by gains in auto, bank, metal, realty and oil & gas stocks. IT stocks, however, fell, limiting the upside.
The Sensex rose 367.22 points, or 0.61%, to close the day at 60,223.15, while Nifty was up 120 points at 17,925.30.
On the Nifty, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, JSW Steel and Grasim Industries were among the top gainers, while Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Divis Labs and Wipro fell the most.
Except IT, pharma and power, all other sectoral indices ended higher with auto, bank, metal, realty and oil & gas indices up 1-2%.
Broader markets were mixed, with the BSE MidCap index up 0.36% and SmallCap index ending flat.
