Domestic equity benchmarks continued their upward momentum for the second straight session on Monday, with the Sensex ending nearly 736 points higher. The rally was driven by positive global market trends and a sharp drop in crude oil prices after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end their 107-day conflict.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 76264.33 up by 736.38 points or by 0.97 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23853.9 up by 231 points or by 0.98 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 76821.07 and intraday low of 76140.44 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24011.4 and intraday low of 23817.8
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Trent Ltd. (Rs. 2902.05,+5.35%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4879.00,+3.62%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1749.75,+3.58%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11473.75,+3.29%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 251.75,+3.26%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 348.15,-1.64%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1327.75,-0.94%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2156.20,-0.52%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1804.35,-0.49%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1800.00,-0.40%), among others.
Realty index was at 6246.92 up by 236.42 points or by 3.93%. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1469.85,+6.03%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 1848.70,+5.14%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1769.75,+4.74%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 613.05,+4.41%), Embassy Developments Ltd. (Rs. 61.41,+3.96%),.
HCS index was at 47164.4 down by -223.87 points or by -0.47%. Shree Ganesh Remedies Ltd. (Rs. 565.10,-5.89%), Indoco Remedies Ltd. (Rs. 236.00,-5.20%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1407.00,-4.43%), Nephrocare Health Services Ltd. (Rs. 717.60,-4.31%), Kwality Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 2404.10,-3.72%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4911 , shares advanced were 3266 while 1399 shares declined and 246 were unchanged.