Stock Market Updates: Sensex, Nifty rally led by IT, PSU Banks

Dalal Street witnessed yet another bull run on December 15 with Sensex, Nifty and Bank Nifty hitting record highs. At close, Sensex surged 969 points or 1.37 percent at 71,483.75. Nifty zoomed 274 points or 1.29 percent and closed the session at 21,456.70. 

About 1,346 stocks advanced and 1,154 stocks declined while 117 stocks remained unchanged on NSE.

Among the sectors, the IT index surged over 4 percent led by HCL Tech, TCS, Persistent Systems, Infosys and Coforge which jumped 4-5 percent each followed by Tech Mahindra, L&T Technology and LTI Mindtree.

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The metal and PSU Bank index gained over 2 percent led by NALCO, Tata Steel and Ratnamai Metals followed by State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Union Bank of India among others.

Top Nifty50 Gainers:

Company Name	Last Traded Price	% Change
HCL Tech	1493.65	5.59
TCS	3871	5.56
Infosys	1576.55	5
State Bank of India	648.30	3.95
Tata Steel	136.55	3.45

Top Nifty50 Losers:

Company Name	Last Traded Price	% Change
HDFC Life Insurance	672	1.83
Nestle India	24412	1.54
Bharti Airtel	994.25	1.09
SBI Life Insurance	1454.60	1.04
Bajaj Auto	6275.95	0.93

Asian markets end in the green:

Asian markets edged higher led by Hang Seng after Wall Street continued to rally. The was after the US Federal Reserve held rates and laid out a roadmap for cuts in 2024 and beyond.

At close, Hang Seng gained 2.3 percent followed by Nikkei which added 0.86 percent. Kospi was up 0.76 percent.

European markets rise

European markets rose on Friday with CAC up 0.81 percent at 7635 mark while DAX gained 0.8 percent and was trading at 16884 level. However, FTSE shed 0.16 percent and was trading at 7629 level.

Stocks that moved the most:

Texmaco Rail up 3%

The company won a Rs 1,374.41-crore order from the ministry of railways to manufacture and supply 3,400 BOXNS wagons valuing Rs 1374.41 crore approximately, the company said in a press release.

State Bank of India rise 3.95%

State Bank of India has executed transaction documents for the purchase of 3,70,644 shares, or 6.35 percent stake, in Canpac Trends, which provides paper-based packaging solutions, for nearly Rs 50 crore. The stake will be bought at a price of Rs 1,349 per share.

Panacea Biotec gains 2%

Panacea Biotec has launched the fully-liquid wP-IPV-based pentavalent vaccine EasyFourPol in India. The wP-IPV pentavalent vaccine protects children against five deadly diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and invasive infections caused by Haemophilus influenza type B.

Hero MotoCorp ends in the green

Hero MotoCorp will be buying an additional stake in associate company Ather Energy from an existing shareholder for up to Rs 140 crore. After this transaction, Hero’s stake in Ather Energy will increase to 39.7 percent from 36.7 percent. Hero will complete the acquisition of additional shares in Ather Energy by January 31, 2024.

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