Indian equity indices closed higher on a  second consecutive day on friday led by gains in financial and banking stocks amid mixed global cues. The world stocks stepped up after a unstable week that saw the global economic outlook waning and waxing with every new piece of information about Covid-19 delta variant.

At Close, the BSE barometer Sensex settled at 138 points up at 52,975 and the Nifty ended 32 points higher at 15,856. But the broader markets underperformed as mid-caps fell 0.07 per cent and small-caps added 0.11 percent.

Wipro, sbi Life Insurance, ICICI bank, ITC and sbi were the Nifty gainers. L&T, adani Ports, Tata Motors, Grasim industries and Tech mahindra were among the top laggards. Of the indices, Nifty media and auto ended in the red, both falling 0.86 and 0.32 percent, respectively. Nifty Realty rised the most as the index settled 1.35 percent higher. Nifty bank followed Realty index and closed 1 percent higher. Nifty Pharma, Metal, FMCG, IT indices closed the day in green.

Sectorally, except auto, infra sectors, capital goods, power and other sectoral indices ended in the green. The stock price of food delivery company zomato rose sky high after the company made a strong debut in the market at a premium price more than 50 percent to its issue level.

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Market Close: Sensex gains 130 points Nifty ends at 15 856

Shaik Abdul Sammad

23/07/2021 05:02 PM