Stock Market Review today 1 July

It was a cool-off day for the markets today after gaining robustly for the last few days. The important aspect of today's trade was that the Nifty managed to hold on to its psychological level of 5600. Oil & gas, pharma and auto were the worst performers of today's trade while realty, IT and metal closed with strong gains. The Sensex closed at 18763, down 83 points from its previous close, and the Nifty shut shop at 5627, down 20 points. The CNX Midcap index was gained 0.7% while the BSE Smallcap index closed with 0.8% gains in today's trade. The market breadth was positive with advances at 790 against declines of 505 on the NSE. The top Nifty gainers DLF, Cairn, Hindalco and IDFC and the biggest losers included RIL, Ambuja Cements, Bharti Airtel and Ranbaxy.

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Market review for today 28 June

The markets closed with moderate gains today and barring realty and oil & gas, all major sectors closed in the green. Though healthcare, capital goods and consumer durables remained the top performers of today's trade, auto and banking also closed with significant gains. The Sensex closed at 18492, up 80 points from its previous close, and the Nifty shut shop at 5545, up 19 points. The CNX Midcap index was up 0.3% and the BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6% in today's trade. The market breadth was positive with advances at 697 against declines of 596 on the NSE. The top Nifty gainers were Hindalco, Bajaj Auto, Dr Reddy's and HDFC and the biggest losers included GAIL, DLF, ACC and BPCL.