by Sandip Das on 2 February 2024, 4 min read
The Indian stock market ended on a positive note on February 2, 2024, but closed off a record high. At close, Sensex was up 440 points at 72,085 while Nifty added 156 points and ended the session at 21853.
Around 1356 stocks advanced and 1164 declined and 103 stocks remained unchanged.
Among sectors, the oil & gas index was up 4 percent while Information Technology, metal, realty, and power indices gained 1-2% each. On the other hand, the banking index shed 0.5 percent.
Company Name | Last Traded Price (Rs) | % Change |
BPCL | 557 | 9.55 |
Power Grid | 278 | 4.59 |
ONGC | 257.15 | 3.84 |
Adani Ports | 1262.5 | 3.58 |
NTPC | 332.55 | 3.28 |
Company Name | Last Traded Price (Rs) | % Change |
Eicher Motors | 3835 | -2.50 |
Axis Bank | 1067.7 | -1.53 |
HDFC Life Insurance | 578.9 | -1.40 |
HDFC Bank | 1445.9 | -1.39 |
Hindustan Unilever | 2452 | -0.87 |
Asian markets ended on a mixed note on February 2. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.41 percent at 36,158 while Kospi gained 2.87 percent and ended the session at 2,615. The Hang Seng index shed 0.21 percent and ended the session at 15,533.
European markets were trading in the positive territory with FTSE adding 0.22 percent at 7,639. CAC was up 0.57 percent at 7,632 while German DAX added 0.7 percent at 16,979.
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