Share Market Highlights: Sensex ends 834 points higher, Nifty at 14,521; Bajaj twins, HDFC, L&T top gainers
January 19,2021 17:28 IST
Sensex, Nifty Highlights on January 19: Reversing from yesterday's lows, market benchmarks rose sharply on Tuesday and closed near record highs, tracking cues from positive global equities. Sensex added 834 points today to 49,398 and Nifty gained by 239 points to 14,521. Sensex and Nifty today touched intraday high of 49,499 and 14,546. Earlier on January 13, Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs of 49,795 and 14,653, respectively. Bajaj Finance, followed by SBI, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, HDFC and Axis Bank were among the top gainers. On the other hand, ITC and HDFC Bank were the laggards. Meanwhile, September quarterly earnings announcements by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, Alembic Pharma, Ceat, CSB Bank, DCM Shriram, L&T Infotech, Skipper, Tata Communications will also set the tone for the stock market today. Yesterday, Sensex ended 470 points lower at 48,564 and Nifty fell by 152 points to 14,281.