Finance
Stock Market Highlights, Monday, January 20, 2025: With the 30-share Sensex rising 454 points, or 0.59 percent, to close at 77,073.44, Indian markets ended Monday on a high note. Today, the index fluctuated between 76,584.84 and 77,318.94.
With gains of 141 points, or 0.61 percent, the NSE Nifty50 also ended the day in the green zone at 23,344.75. The day’s high for the Nifty50 was 23,391.10, and the day’s low was 23,170.65.
With gains led by Kotak Mahindra Bank, Wipro, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, SBI, Adani Enterprises, Bharat Electronics, and BPCL, 29 of the 50 companies that make up the Nifty50 closed the day in the positive zone. On the other hand, 21 equities saw a decline, including SBI Life, Trent, Shriram Finance, and Adani Ports, while one stock remained unchanged.
On the other hand, Nifty Smallcap100 closed the day up 1.09 percent at 17,864.65, while Nifty Midcap100 concluded up 0.91 percent at 55,106.20.
With Nifty Private Bank leading advances at 2.38 percent, Nifty PSU Bank (1.99 percent), and Nifty Bank (1.67 percent), the Nifty sectoral indices displayed a mixed trend. With Nifty Financial Services up 1.41 percent and Nifty Metal up 1.08 percent, financials, metals, and healthcare all saw advancements.
Real estate and IT saw slight increases, but Nifty FMCG and Nifty Auto saw declines of 0.52% and 0.11%, respectively.
Source: BS
