The BSE barometer of 30-shares settled 111 points, or 0.2 per cent, higher at 50,652 levels while the broader Nifty50 index closed at 15,198 levels, up 22 points or 0.15 per cent
The BSE MidCap index touched a new record high level of 21,717 while the BSE SmallCap index hit 23,338
Supported by a rally in other financial stocks, coupled with favourable global cues, the BSE barometer of 30-shares ended at 50,540 levels, up 976 points or 1.9 per cent
Financial indices -- Nifty Bank, Private Bank, PSU Bank, and Financial Services -- outperformed on the NSE today, and gained between 3-3.5%
The BSE barometer of 30-shares was down 338 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 49,565 levels while the Nifty50 index quoted at 14,906 levels, down 124 points or 0.83 per cent
Heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, TCS, and HDFC contributed the most towards the indices' losses
On the NSE, the Nifty50 index defended the crucial 15,000-mark and closed at 15,030 levels, down 78 points or 0.52 per cent. Earlier today, it hit a low of 15,008
Coal India, Cipla, Sun Pharma, UPL, Nestle India, Indian Oil Corporation, Tech M, Axis Bank, and SBI Life were the top gainers of the day
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex soared 613 points, or 1.24 per cent, to end the day at 50,193 levels
In the broader market space, the S&P BSE MidCap index zoomed 1.9 per cent to settle at 21,232 after hitting record peak of 21,255 levels earlier today
The frontline S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 848 points to settle the day at 49,581 levels, lifted largely by financial counters
Eight of the top 10 index contributors included names like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank
On a weekly basis, both, the Sensex and the Nifty50 indices slipped around 1 per cent each
On a weekly basis, both, the Sensex and the Nifty50 indices slipped around 1 per cent each
Tata Motors, PowerGrid, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki, UPL, Cipla, State Bank of India, and NTPC were the top gainers on the 50-share index today, up between 1 per cent and 3 per cent
The broader markets, too, succumbed to profit booking with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices falling 0.9 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively.
BSE Sensex shedded 341 points, or 0.69 per cent, to end the session at 49,162 levels. During the day, the index traded within a range of 49,304 and 48,988 levels
The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 0.60 per cent and 0.80 per cent, respectively
A sharp drop in daily Covid-19 cases perked up bulls on Dalal Street on Monday as investors hoped for a sooner-than-expected taper down of the second wave
India VIX eased nearly 3 per cent to 20.23 levels