Closing bell:Sensex closed at 54,252.5, up 503 points while Nifty advanced 144 points to close at 16,170


Published On: Thursday, May 26, 2022 | By:

Closing bell:Sensex closed at 54,252.5, up 503 points while Nifty advanced 144 points to close at 16,170

The S&P BSE Sensex traded in a broad range of 921 points today ( 26 May 2022) as it hit a high and low of 54,346 and 53,425, respectively. By the close, the index stood at 54,252.5, up 503 points or 0.9 percent against its previous close. The Nifty50 index, meanwhile, advanced 144 points or 0.9 percent to close at 16,170. It gyrated within a range of 16,203 and 15,903 levels. The broader BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices outrun the benchmarks today as they rose up to 1.4 percent. Tata Steel and JSW Steel were the top large-cap frontrunners today, rallying 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively, after two straight days of bear hammering. Apollo Hospitals, SBI, Hindalco, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and HDFC were the other gainers on the Nifty50 index, rising over 2 percent each.

Within the broader market space, Torrent Pharma, M&M Financial Services, Adani Power, ITI, Uttam Sugar, and AIA Engineering stole the show.

Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank and Metal indices dazzled with 3 per cent and 2.67 per cent surge, respectively. On the downside, only the Nifty FMCG index was in the red, down 0.2 per cent.

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