Sensex gains 184 pts, ends at fresh closing high of 40,653.74

Thursday,   07-Nov-2019   04:09 PM (IST)

Equity markets witnessed yet another record-breaking session on Thursday as investor sentiment remained buoyed on Rs 25,000 crore booster dose for the realty sector. That apart, reports that government may announce measures for the crisis-hit NBFCs also boosted investor confidence. On the global front, US-China trade truce news further bolstered risk appetite of the equity investors. The S&P BSE Sensex closed at a fresh closing peak of 40,653.74, up 184 points or 0.45 per cent, led by heavy buying in Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC, ITC, Infosys, and HDFC Bank. Pharma major Sun Pharma (up 3 per cent) ended as the top gainer on the index after the company reported a profit of Rs 1,064 crore for September quarter of the current fiscal against loss of Rs 269.60 crore in the year-ago period. YES Bank, on the other hand, slipped over 3 per cent to Rs 66.5 after the global rating agency Moody’s placed the private lender’s foreign currency issuer rating of ‘Ba3’ under review for downgrade. In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index climbed 102 points or 0.69 per cent to end at 14,848 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index closed at 13,546, up 73 points or 0.54 per cent. On the NSE, the broader Nifty50 index closed above the 12,000-mark at 12,016, up 50 points or 0.42 per cent. Of 50 constituents, 30 advanced while 20 declined. Volatility index India VIX fell over 4 per cent to 15.10 levels. Among the sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty Metal index advanced the most, followed by Nifty Realty. Realty stocks rallied during the session after the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a Rs 25,000 crore alternative investment fund (AIF) to revive around 1,600 stalled housing projects across top cities in the country. On the contrary, PSU bank stocks declined the most. The Nifty PSU Bank index slipped 1.50 per cent to settle at 2,482.35.