by mydhanush on 5 December 2023, 3 min read
The Indian stock market registered yet another record high on December 5 despite subdued global cues.
Benchmark Nifty extended gains to the sixth straight session to hit yet another all-time high.
Around 1323 stocks advanced while 907 declined and 113 stocks remained unchanged.
Nifty added 139 points to the previous day’s stellar gains to trade above the 20,800-mark at 20,825. The Nifty Bank index also jumped nearly 2 percent to top the 47,000-mark for the first time.
Gains in Nifty was propelled by the PSU Bank index which gained 2 percent. The top gainers included Indian Overseas Bank which jumped over 3 percent. This was followed by State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.
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Buying was also seen in metal names including Adani Enterprises which surged over 7 percent. It was followed by Welspun Corp and Hindustan Zinc.
As the stock market edged higher to new levels, over 314 stocks have hit new 52-week high on BSE including names like Adani Ports, LT Foods, CESC, JK Cement, HPCL, BPCL, Sobha, BHEL, Mahindra & Mahindra and Axis Bank among others.
Company Name | Last traded price (Rs) | % Change |
Adani Enterprises | 2724 | 7.62 |
Adani Ports | 941.05 | 7.10 |
State Bank of India | 608.40 | 2.3 |
BPCL | 471 | 2.06 |
Mahindra & Mahindra | 1686.50 | 1.79 |
Company Name | Last traded price (Rs) | % Change |
HCL Tech | 1314.45 | 1.76 |
LTI Mindtree | 5516.70 | 1.09 |
Bajaj Auto | 6137.30 | 1.04 |
Infosys | 1449.60 | 1.01 |
Divis Labs | 3762.55 | 0.94 |
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