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( As on 01/12/2023 09:59)

Sensex zooms 400 pts, Nifty hits fresh record high

A solid 7.6 per cent GDP growth rate for the September quarter (Q2FY24), higher-than-expectations, lifted equities on Friday.



At 9:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 67393.88 up by 405.44 points or by 0.61 % and then NSE Nifty was at 20221 up by 87.85 points or by 0.44 %.



Sensex touched intraday high of 67401.4 and intraday low of 67149.07 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 20238.45 and intraday low of 20183.7



The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 269.60,+3.18%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3184.05,+2.33%), IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1491.70,+1.73%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1090.75,+1.50%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 3159.75,+1.27%), among others.



The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 410.10,-0.76%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1637.35,-0.62%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1213.50,-0.58%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 3482.55,-0.27%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1451.80,-0.24%), among others.



PSU index was at 13733.61 up by 244.74 points or by 1.81%. Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 355.30,+6.08%), REC Ltd. (Rs. 367.05,+5.31%), Engineers India Ltd. (Rs. 154.65,+4.67%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1212.00,+4.32%), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Rs. 2478.75,+4.05%),.



Auto index was at 40005.9 down by -47.07 points or by -0.12%. Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Rs. 3299.00,-2.06%), UNO Minda Ltd. (Rs. 669.30,-0.73%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 6050.25,-0.65%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1637.35,-0.62%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Rs. 3804.50,-0.38%),.



The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3171 , shares advanced were 2252 while 798 shares declined and 121 were unchanged.