At the time of market closing, Sensex was up 397.74 points or 0.49% at 82,307.37 while Nifty was up 132.40 points or 0.53% at 25,289.90. Indian rupee ended higher at 91.62 per dollar against previous close of 91.7.
At the time of market closing, Sensex was 188 points, or 0.23%, higher at 83,570.35. On the other hand, Nifty 50 settled at 25,694.35, up 29 points, or 0.11%. Rupee weakened sharply by 48 paise to 90.82 extending losses.
Among sectors, IT, oil & gas, telecom down 0.5-1%, and realty index spiked 2%. Further, the consumer durables index rose 1% and on the other hand, metal and FMCG indices added 0.5% each.
The Indian stock market closed with strong gains on Tuesday, driven by a rally in IT, pharma, and FMCG stocks, as investor sentiment improved amid rising expectations of a US interest rate cut later this month.
Indian stock markets ended on a positive note, extending their upward momentum as the market participants reacted positively to the upcoming GST reforms and developments in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
At the closing of the trading in the stock markets today, the BSE Sensex was at 80,710.25, slipping over 308 points or 0.38 per cent, while the Nifty 50 at National Stock Exchange (NSE) was down 73.20 points or 0.30 per cent at 24,649.55.
At the end of the trading session, BSE Sensex was down 501.51 points or 0.61 per cent at 81,757.73, and the Nifty 50 at National Stock Exchange (NSE) was down 143.05 points or 0.57 per cent at 24,968.40.
The BSE Sensex surged 1,046.30 points to settle at 82,408.17, while the NSE Nifty jumped 319.15 points, ending the day at 25,112.40. Among the Nifty 50 constituents, 44 stocks ended in the green, with only 6 closing in the red, indicating broad-based market strength.