Sensex Today | Stock Market Live: GIFT Nifty indicates a firm start; US, Asian markets gain
Market on Monday | Nifty above 23,400, Sensex up 939 pts
After a three-day losing streak, Indian benchmark indices staged a strong rebound in a volatile session, with the Nifty 50 closing comfortably above the 23,400 mark, led by gains in auto, banking and FMCG stocks.
At close, the Sensex was up 938.93 points or 1.26 percent at 75,502.85, and the Nifty was up 257.70 points or 1.11 percent at 23,408.80.
Broader indices underperformed the benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap index falling 0.3%, while smallcap index declining 0.5%.
On the sectoral front, auto, bank, FMCG, metal up 0.3-1%, while media, oil & gas, pharma, realty, capital goods down 0.5-2.7%.
Biggest Nifty gainers included M&M, Grasim Industries, Trent, UltraTech Cement, HDFC Bank, while losers were Bharat Electronics, Wipro, Max Healthcare, Sun Pharma, Coal India.
