Nifty hits record high, metal stocks gain

Updated:5 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai, May 28 (ANI): Equity indices gained over half a per cent during early hours on Friday as industry leaders hoped for another economic stimulus by the government. Analysts said the overall structure of the market remains positive as investors are upbeat about unlocking of the economy next month which will help revive commercial activities. At 10:15 am, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 303 points or 0.59 per cent at 51,418 while the Nifty 50 gained by 101 points or 0.66 per cent to 15,439 and scaled fresh lifetime high. Except for Nifty pharma which dipped by 0.9 per cent and IT by 0.2 per cent, all other sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty metal moving up by 2.27 per cent, financial service and PSU bank moving up by 0.7 per cent each. Among stocks, Tata Steel gained by 3.3 per cent to Rs 1,133.85 per share while JSW Steel was up by 3 per cent to Rs 702.25 and Hindalco by 2.2 per cent to Rs 394.25.Index heavyweight Reliance Industries advanced by 3 per cent to Rs 2,035.25 per share.

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