The NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex opened at all-time highs, rising about 0.3% each, before closing with the Nifty down 0.18% to 23,516 and the Sensex up 0.05% to 77,337. The MACD indicator signals bullish momentum for Hitachi Energy India, Axis Bank, Force India, Ingersoll-Rand India, and JITF Infralogistics.
The top gainer so far this year is Jai Balaji Industries. Its shares have rocketed 1,291 per cent to 761.05 on December 19 against Rs 54.70 apiece on December 30 last year
In H1, Sensex surged nearly 3,878 points, or 6.37 per cent, to a record close of 64,718.56 on June 30; the Nifty rallied 1,083.75 points, or 5.99 per cent, to 19,189.05
According to market watchers, benign global liquidity, containment of COVID-19 cases, significant pickup in the pace of vaccination, sharp recovery in corporate earnings, and a market-friendly budget lifted the market mood in the recent past.