Banks, Metals, Capital Goods lift Sensex 213 pts; Adani Group shares slip
Stock Market Highlights: Frontline indices logged steady gains on Wednesday backed by renewed buying interest in banking stocks. Metals and Capital Goods stocks too climbed higher, while shares related to Chandrayaan-3 mission and defence also gained traction.
The S&P BSE Sensex rebounded from a low of 65,109, and rallied to a high of 65,505 – an intra-day gain of 396 points. The BSE benchmark eventually ended 213 points higher at 65,433.
The NSE Nifty 50 touched a high of 19,472, and settled with a gain of 48 points at 19,444.
SBI and ICICI Bank, up 1.5 per cent each, were the top gainers among the Sensex 30 shares. Tata Steel, Maruti, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, Power Grid and Nestle also finished with smart gains.
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