On Wednesday, domestic indices rose throughout the first session, helped by positive global mood and encouraging June quarter results. The benchmark Sensex on the BSE started at 67,008.59, up 213.45 points, or 0.32 percent, while the NSE Nifty50 increased by 54.30 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 19,803.55.
In the first session, the Sensex reached a record high of 67,088.73 and the Nifty50 reached a brand-new high of 19,828.90.
By 9.30 am, the Nifty50 was up 72.30 points, or 0.37 percent, to trade at 19,821.55, while the Sensex was up 275.15 points, or 0.41 percent, at 67,070.29.
In the first session, all broad market indexes were trading in the green, with gains of 0.52 percent for Nifty Smallcap 250, 0.50 percent for Nifty Microcap 250, 0.48 percent for Nifty Smallcap 100, and 0.37 percent for Nifty Smallcap 50.
The Nifty IT index increased by 0.67 percent, the Nifty Private Bank index increased by 0.56 percent, the Nifty Consumer Durables index increased by 0.52 percent, and the media index increased by 0.35 percent. The only sectors trading in the red were the pharma and healthcare indices.
After the private sector lender yesterday announced a 30% increase in its consolidated net profit for the June quarter to Rs 2,124.50 crore, IndusInd Bank increased by over 3%.
The biggest gainers in the morning session included NTPC, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Apollo Hospital, Wipro, BPCL, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Grasim, JSW Steel, Divis Lab, Adani Enterprises, and Adani Ports.
The biggest losers at this period included Maruti Suzuki, Cipla, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, HDFC Life, Hindalco, Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, M&M, and Bajaj Finserv.