Sensex Today: Equity markets were extremely volatile on Tuesday, laced with stock-specific action. The S&P BSE Sensex, however, ended at 73,057, up 349 points or 0.48 per cent, while the Nifty50 shut shop at record closing high of 22,197, up 75 points or 0.39 per cent.
The index hit record high of 22,216 in intraday trade.
Power Grid, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, NTPC, Kotak Bank, IndussInd Bank, and Nestle India were the top gainers on the Sensex index, rising between 0.8 per cent to 4 per cent.
On the downside, TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Wipro, ITC, and Tata Motors fell the most, down up to 1.5 per cent.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index stayed in the red through the day, settling 0.17 per cent lower. The BSE SmallCap index, meanwhile, turned lower in the fag end and ended 0.18 per cent down.
Among sectors, the Nifty Media index jumped nearly 2 per cent, while the Nifty Bank, and Realty indices rose over 1 per cent each. The Nifty IT index, on the contrary, fell over 1 per cent.
Global Cues
Asian shares were pinned below 1-1/2 month highs on Tuesday as even a larger-than-expected interest rate cut in China failed to excite investors jaded at the lack of bigger stimulus measures.
Tokyo stocks opened marginally higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a fresh sense of direction from Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.11 per cent, or 43.00 points, to 38,513.38 at the open, while the broader Topix index climbed 0.24 per cent, or 6.34 points, to 2,646.03.
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