Stock Market Closing Today, August 6: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty edged higher on Thursday amid lower crude oil prices and buying in Reliance Industries.
Benchmark indices have been facing divergence since Monday after stock exchanges introduced a new auction mechanism for shares having futures and options contracts.
Stock Market Closing Today On August 6
On Thursday, August 6, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex gained 373.76 points or 0.48 per cent to close at 78,954.76. The NSE Nifty went up by 11.35 points or 0.05 per cent to close at 24,636.
NIFTY gains for 2nd consecutive day, and closes flat
Top gainers: Reliance, SBI
Top gainers: Union Bank Of India, AU Bank
NIFTY MIDCAP 100 loses 0.44%
Top losers: BlueStar Co, BSE Ltd
NIFTY SMALLCAP 100 gains for 5th consecutive session, gains 0.48%
Top gainers: Navin Flourine, Neuland Lab
NIFTY IT slips for 3rd consecutive session, falls 0.95%
Top losers: Sona BLW Precision Forging Ltd, Hero Moto Corp
Top losers: Lodha Developers, AB Realty
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 943.42 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
On Wednesday, the Sensex rose by 152.05 points, or 0.19 per cent, to end at 78,581. The Nifty edged up 9.75 points, or 0.04 per cent, to end at 24,624.65.
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