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Stock market closing: Sensex dips 280 points to close in red, Nifty closes 0.27% down

Stock market closing: Sensex dips 280 points to close in red, Nifty closes 0.27% down
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Both indices, Sensex and Nifty, closed the day in red. While Nifty was down by 0.27% and closed at 24,413.50, Sensex also dipped over 200 points and closed at 80,148.88 points on July 24th, 2024.

HDFC Life (up by 4.36%), Tech Mahindra (up by 3.12%), BPCL (up by 2.91%), NTPC (up by 2.67%) and Tata Motors (up by 2.46%) were amongst the top gainers of the day. On the other hand, Bajaj Finserv (down by 2.09%), Tata Consumers (down by 1.90%), Britannia (down by 1.88%), Axis Bank (down by 1.82%) and Bajaj Finance (down by 1.67%) were amongst the leading laggards.

Bajaj Finance reported its Q1FY25 results recently. While its profits rose 14% YoY to Rs 3,912 crore, the firm's net interest income also reported a 25% jump. However, the stock was trading at Rs 6,614.90, down by over 1% today. The company's loan losses and provisions during April-June 2024 period jumped to Rs 1,685 crore, as opposed to Rs 995 crore during April-June 2023.

Most midcap and small cap indices registered significant growth today. Mid cap 100 was up by 1.04%, small cap 100 was up by 1.76%. However, India VIX dipped by as much as 7.72%. Small cap 50 (up by 1.74%), small cap 250 (up by 1.86%) and microcaps (up by 2.68%) also saw healthy leads during the day.

As for sectoral indices, consumer durables and oil and gas were up by over 1%, while media gained over 2% during the day. Auto, bank, FMCG, PSU and private banks closed the day in red.

Mr. Aditya Gaggar Director of Progressive Shares noted that a mixed trend was seen in the markets where mid and smallcap segments were seen compounding their morning gains while Bank Nifty-led correction dragged the index lower to end the session at 24,413.50 with a loss of 65.55 points. "Media was the top gainer among the sectors followed by energy while profit-booking-led correction was seen in the FMCG segment. On the daily chart, the index has formed a spinning top candlestick pattern indicating indecisiveness between the bulls and bears. The level of 24,200 will remains a crucial support while 24,560 is considered as an immediate resistance", Gaggar continued.

Out of the 2,770 stocks traded during the day, 1,992 stocks saw advances, while 700 declined, and 78 others remained unchanged. 130 stocks hit their 52-week high during the day, while 14 stocks hit their 52-week low price. 210 stocks hit the upper circuit, or maximum permissible trading price during a singular trading session, while 46 stocks hit the lower circuit, or the minimum permissible price allowed during one trading session.


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