Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Sensex hits new all-time high in early trade

 

The BSE Sensex climbed 134.64 points to hit a new all-time high of 78,188.16 in early trade.

It is observed that , both the benchmark indices encountered volatile trends after an initial peak. Stock market benchmark indices climbed in early trade on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, with the Sensex hitting its fresh all-time high level, but soon equities faced volatile trends and were trading flat amid the emergence of profit-taking.

Among the Sensex companies, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, L&T, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NTPC, Bajaj Finance and Tata Motors were the biggest gainers. Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were among the losers.

As per reports, the BSE benchmark jumped 712.44 points or 0.92 per cent to settle at a new closing peak of 78,053.52 on Tuesday. The Nifty went up by 183.45 points or 0.78 per cent to settle at a record closing peak of 23,721.30.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are showing interest in investments and bought equities worth ₹1,175.91 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data reports.

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