Market Live: Nifty & Sensex Surge, Metal Sector Takes the Lead
Sensex and Nifty Live Today, 21 March 2024: Indian stock market indexes opened a gap-up on Thursday amid strong global cues. The Nifty today opened higher at 21989.90, up by 150.10 points, while the Sensex opened a gap-up of 405.67 points at 72101.69 levels. The Bank Nifty index also opened higher by 363.95 points at 46674.85 levels.
The other major Asian stock market indexes mostly trade higher at 9.20 am IST. China’s Shanghai index erased early gains and trading marginally lower by 0.21%, while the Kospi index is gaining the most over 2%. Meanwhile, Nikkei 225, Straits Times, Taiwan, and Hang Seng are trading more than 1% each at this time.
Sensex and Nifty LIVE Today at 10 am.IST
Indian stock market indexes are trading near their day high. The Nifty 50 index is trading higher, by 171 points or 0.77 percent and at 22007 levels while the Sensex is up by 550 points or 0.76 percent and at 72645 levels. The Bank Nifty index is trading higher, by 478 points or 1.05 percent on the spot level and at 46801 levels.
The broader markets are trading higher, outperforming the benchmarks, as the Nifty midcap index is up by 795 points or 1.73 percent and at 46717 levels. The Nifty smallcap index is trading higher, by 301 points or 2.06 percent at 14897 levels.
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Among the sectors, all sectoral indices are trading in the green. The sectors that are leading are Metal, Media, and PSU Bank.
The top-gaining stocks in the Nifty 50 index are BPCL, Tata Steel, Hindalco, NTPC, and IndusInd Bank and the top losing stocks are Maruti, Apollo Hospital, Nestle, Dr. Reddy, and Britannia.
The most active stocks in NSE in terms of value are Tata Steel, Infy, and HDFC Bank, and in terms of volume Tata Steel, Power Grid, and NTPC.
Also, read Prediction Tomorrow: What to Expect from Nifty and Bank Nifty on March 21st
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