Today, i.e. January 7, the Sensex closed at 78,199 with a gain of 234 points. Nifty also gained 91 points and closed at the level of 23,707. At the same time, the BSE Small Cap closed at the level of 55,282 with a gain of 945 points.
Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 18 rose and 12 fell. Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 32 were up and 18 were down. While one stock closed without any change. In the NSE sectoral index, the oil and gas sector recorded the highest gain of 1.64%.
Asian markets also remained optimistic
Reliance, ICICI Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Motors boosted the market. While Zomato, TCS and HCL Tech dragged the Sensex lower, in the Asian market, Japan’s Nikkei rose by 1.97% and Korea’s Kospi by 0.14%. At the same time, China’s Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.71%. The IPO of Quadrant Future Tech Limited and Capital Infra Trust InvIT opened today. Investors will be able to bid until January 9. The shares will be listed on the BSE-NSE on January 14. According to NSE data, on January 6, foreign investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 2,575.06 crore. During this period, domestic investors (DII) also purchased shares worth Rs 5,749.65 crore. On January 6, the US Dow Jones closed at 42,706 with a decline of 0.060%. The S&P 500 index rose 0.55% to 5,975 and the Nasdaq rose 1.24% to 19,864.
There was a sharp drop in the market yesterday
On January 6, the first trading day of the week, the Sensex closed at 77,964 with a fall of 1,258 points. Nifty also fell by 388 points and closed at the level of 23,616. At the same time, the BSE Smallcap fell by 1,778 points and closed at the level of 54,337.
Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 27 fell and 3 rose. Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 43 fell and 7 rose. While a stock closed without any change.
All sectors of the NSE sector index closed lower. PSU Bank closed with a maximum decline of 4.00%. Along with this, there was a decline of 3.16% in the real estate sector, 3.14% in metal, 2.71% in media and 2.18% in the automobile sector.