MARKET UPDATE:Sensex surged past the 60,000 mark for the first time while Nifty 105 points higher at 17,927
Published On: Friday, September 24, 2021 | By: Team KnowMyStock
The Indian markets made history as Sensex surged past the 60,000 marks for the first time, achieving another feat since the bull run started last year. Led by strong gains in IT and banking counters, the BSE Sensex was trading 400 points up at 60,286 and the Nifty was 105 points higher at 17,927. The top gainers in the 50-pack index included Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech, while the top losers were Hindalco, JSW Steel, and Tata Consumer Products. The broader indices, too, opened firm, with the Nifty Midcap 100 up 0.5 percent and the Smallcap 100 higher by 0.74 percent. The volatility indicator--India VIX--rose by 1.14 percent at 16.79 level. Further, sectorally, the top gainer remained to be the Nifty IT pack, which rose over 2 percent. The only sectoral laggards in opening trade were Nifty Media (down 0.93 percent), Nifty Metal (0.84 percent), Nifty FMCG (down 0.14 percent), and Nifty PSU Bank (down 0.02 percent).
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