Adani Ports (up 5 per cent) was the top Nifty gainer today, trailed by NTPC, Titan, SBI, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Grasim, and HDFC
The correction was deeper in the broader markets where the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices closed 0.70 per cent and 0.89 per cent down, respectively
A mild recovery post a gap-down start quickly dismantled during the last hour of the session as market participants offloaded metal and rate-sensitive counters
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index slipped 0.95 per cent while the BSE SmallCap index dipped 0.68 per cent.
Asian Paints, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Britannia Industries, SBI Life, and Indian Oil Corporation ended the day as the top gainers
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index ended the day in the red, down 0.7 per cent, amid steep losses in Adani Group stocks and BHEL
Backed by firm global cues, the frontline S&P BSE Sensex hit an all-time-high of 52,641.5 while the broader Nifty50 index claimed 15,835.5-mark in morning deals
All that happened in the markets today
All that happened in the markets today
Nifty50 hit record peak after a tweet by the Prime Minister's Office said PM Narendra Modi will address the nation at 5 PM later in the day
The list of stocks trading at a premium is dominated by IT, pharma, and index heavyweight Reliance Industries
That said, market participants continued to buy stocks in the broader markets after the RBI announced a special, Rs 15,000 crore-liquidity window
Titan clocked a massive rally of 7 per cent to end the day as top gainer, followed by ONGC, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and L&T
The BSE MidCap index, that hit a record peak of 22,164 earlier today, closed 1.7 per cent higher at 22,141 levels
Volumes remained thin as the 75 per cent peak margins norms come into effect from today
RIL, up over 3 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), single-handed lifted the frontline Nifty50 index to record peak of 15,606 in the intra-day session today
Experts said the performance of banking and energy stocks, mainly Reliance Industries, will be the key for the market to hold on to current levels
Broader markets, however, settled the day in the red on the back of profit-booking. The BSE Midcap index fell 0.12 per cent and the BSE SmallCap index dropped 0.48 per cent
Financials and materials stocks gained ahead of the 43rd GST Council meet to be chaired Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the day
IT companies dominate the list of stocks that hit lifetime highs this year, followed by banks and financial services.