Indian stock market indices Sensex and Nifty were seen inching towards their fresh lifetime highs on the first trading day of the week, driven by a rally in US and fresh foreign portfolio investments
The stock market on Thursday closed with minor gains in a rangebound session. On Thursday, the NSE Nifty 50 edged up by 0.16 per cent to close at 24,810.20, while the BSE Sensex gained 0.14 per cent, ending at 81,017.40.
The BSE Sensex ended 56.98 points lower, settling at 79,648.92, while the NSE Nifty declined by 20.50 points to close at 24,347.00. Among the Nifty companies, 19 saw advances while 30 recorded declines.
After recovering from the post-budget losses, the Indian stock market closed in green for the first time this week after five consecutive trading day's losses.
Stock market closed on a negative note on Friday, with the Sensex plunging 738.81 points to settle at 80,604.65 and the Nifty falling 275.25 points to close at 24,530.90.
Market sentiment on Thursday was subdued as investors awaited the first-quarter results of TCS and contended with the weekly expiry of Nifty futures and options contracts.
The stock indices closed with a marginal dip after both indices touched a time high during Monday's session. The Sensex touched a record high of 77,079 and the Nifty 50 reached 23,411 points. The Nifty 50 concluded with a decline of 0.13 percent at 23,259 and the Sensex declined 0.27 per cen
Amid the ongoing tensions in west Asia, the Indian market closed with a decline on Monday. The Nifty 50 concluded with a 1.07% decline at 22,277.85, while the BSE Sensex closed with a 1.16% decline at 73,300.78