Finance
Stock Market Highlights, Thursday, March 20, 2025: Benchmark Indian market indices rose by more than 1%, driven by buying across sectors. The 30-share Sensex closed at 76,348.06, up 899.01 points, or 1.19 percent. The index ranged between 76,456.25 and 75,684.58.
The Nifty50, like the Sensex, closed at 23,190.65, up 283.05 points (1.24 percent). The index hit a high of 23,216.70, while the low was 22,973.95.
Thursday ended in favor of the bulls, as 44 out of the 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 settled higher, with gains led by Bharti Airtel, Titan, Britannia, Eicher Motors, and Bajaj Auto, which rose by up to 4.08 per cent. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, Trent, Shriram Finance, and Bajaj Finance were among the few stocks that ended lower by up to 1.11 per cent. Meanwhile, UltraTech Cement and Axis Bank were the only two constituent stocks of Nifty that settled flat on Thursday.
Among the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices rose 0.64 percent and 0.70 percent, respectively.
All of the NSE’s sectoral indices settled higher. The Nifty IT, Auto, FMCG, Metal, Media, Realty, Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables, and Healthcare indices all closed with gains of more than 1%.
Source: BS
