
Sensex, Nifty climb in early trade
The Hindu
Stock Market News: BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty surge in early trade, driven by retail investors, with major gains in blue-chip stocks
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday (August 19, 2024) amid buying in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries and ITC along with encouraging participation from retail investors.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 287.56 points to 80,724.40 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 97.65 points to 24,638.80.
Among the 30 Sensex firms, NTPC, Titan, Tata Steel, ITC, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance and JSW Steel were the biggest gainers.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Nestle, Tata Motors and Bharti Airtel were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted higher while Seoul and Tokyo traded lower.
The U.S. markets ended in the positive territory on Friday (August 16, 2024).
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) turned buyers on Friday (August 16, 2024) as they bought equities worth ₹766.52 crore, according to exchange data.













