MARKET UPDATE: Sensex trading 320 points up at 50,118 levels and Nifty testing the 14,750-mark
Published On: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 | By: Team KnowMyStock
The benchmark indices in India scaled their fresh lifetime highs in morning trading of today's(3rd February 2021) volatile session. Among the headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading 320 points up at 50,118 levels. The index had earlier hit a fresh lifetime high of 50,231. The broader Nifty50 index was testing the 14,750-mark. Kotak Mahindra Bank and Maruti Suzuki slipped 1 percent each and were the top Sensex laggards. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy's zoomed 4 percent. The trend among Nifty sectoral indices was mixed, with the Nifty Pharma index, up 2 percent, leading the gainers. The broader markets, meanwhile, outran their benchmark peers, with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes up 0.9 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively.
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