Sensex, Nifty close at all-time high before release of GDP numbers

Updated: Aug 30th, 2024

Source: IANS

The Indian equity market closed at an all-time high before the release of the GDP numbers at 5:30 p.m. today. 

At closing, the Sensex was at 82,365, up 231 points or 0.28% and Nifty was at 25,235, up 83 points or 0.33%.

During the trading session, the Sensex and Nifty touched a new all-time high of 82,637 and 25,268 points respectively.

On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 2,239 shares were in the green, 1687 shares were in the red and 119 shares closed without any change.

Among the sectoral indices, Auto, IT, PSU Bank, fin Service, pharma, realty and metal were major gainers while FMCG and media were major laggards.

In the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, M&M, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma and TCS were the top gainers.

Tata Motors, Reliance, ITC, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Nestle and Maruti Suzuki were the top losers.

The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹3,259 crore on Aug 29, while domestic institutional investors extended their buying as they bought equities worth ₹2,690 crore on the same day.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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