Closing Bell:Sensex gains 394 points, Nifty at 14644.70


Published On: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | By:

Closing Bell:Sensex gains 394 points, Nifty at 14644.70

At close, the Sensex was up 393.83 points or 0.80% at 49,792.12 and the Nifty was up 123.50 points or 0.85% at 14,644.70 ended at fresh all-time high levels on Wednesday, primarily due to buying in Reliance Industries Ltd and IT stocks. Tech Mahindra was the top Sensex gainer today, followed by Maruti Suzuki, RIL, Asian Paints, M&M, Infosys, HCL Tech and State bank of India. On the flip side, Power Grid Corporation of India, NTPC, HDFC Bank, ITC, Nestle India, Sun Pharma were among top Sensex losers. About 1553 shares have advanced, 1407 shares declined, and 157 shares are unchanged. Sectorally, all except Nifty FMCG index ended the day in the green on the NSE with the FMCG index closing down 0.16 per cent. On the upside, Nifty IT, Auto, and PSU Bank indices closed with gains of over 2 per cent each. The S&P BSE MidCap index settled 1 per cent higher, while the S&P BSE SmallCap index gained 0.58 per cent.

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