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The key equity barometers traded with healthy gains in morning trades. Nifty moved in a range of 25424-25264. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Bank and Nifty Private Bank shares gained, while Nifty Healthcare Index shares declined.
At 10:45 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, soared 1236.23 points or 1.52% to 82,342.88. The Nifty 50 index gained 316.55 points or 1.26% to 25,361.20.
The broader market failed to keep pace with frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index advanced 1.31% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index surged 1.51%.
The market breadth was encouraging. On the BSE, 3523 shares rose and 1265 shares retreated. A total of 255 shares were unchanged.
Nifty PSU Bank index climbed 2.89% to 9163. The index has risen 9.59% in last one month and edged higher by 6.77% over last one year. Pun. & Sind Bank, climbing 5.86%, led the gainers followed by I O B, rising 5.49% and Central Bank, gaining 4.84%, respectively. All 12 constituents are advancing today.
Nifty Bank index gained 2.07% to 60977. The index has added 8.12% in last one month and added 3.11% over last one year. Bank of Baroda, inching higher 4.23%, led the gainers followed by Punjab Natl.Bank, edging up 4.20% and Federal Bank, up 3.65%, respectively. All 14 constituents are advancing today.
Nifty Healthcare Index index posted modest losses of 0.70%. The index has climbed 9.81% in last one month and soared 18.67% over last one year. Divi's Lab., losing 2.30%, led the losers followed by Alkem Lab, down 1.85% and Zydus Lifesci., easing 1.03%, respectively. Out of 20 index constituents, 15 are reporting loss today.
Out of 14 sectoral indices on NSE, 12 are in green today. Nifty PSU Bank index has rallied 9.59% in last one month and has risen 6.77% over last year. Nifty Healthcare Index index is sharply higher by 9.81% in last one month and has registered sharp gains of 18.67% over last one year.
From NIFTY50 index, Vodafone Idea, S A I L AND Yes Bank are leading in terms of volumes today, clocking turnover of 1036.9 lakh shares, 12035.95 lakh shares and 738.24 lakh shares respectively.
Asian markets posted modest gains on Wednesday. China’s Shanghai composite is modestly higher by 0.19%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is lower by 0.90%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is firmly higher by 1.32%.
NIFTY50 Nov-26 futures are in discount of 25.80 points today.
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