The Indian indices closed for the day's trade on Thursday, September 12, having touched some crucial milestones. Both the Sensex and Nifty touched and crossed their respective life-high tallies. The indices, however, fell slightly behind the high marks by the end of the day.
As the day came to an end, the BSE Sensex increased by 1439.55 points, or 1.77 per cent, ending the day at 82,962.71. Similarly, the NSE Nifty rose by 395.40 points or 1.59 per cent, to close at 25,313.85.
Additionally, the Nifty Bank also closed in green. The index closed at 51,668.05, increasing by 658.05 points or 1.29 per cent. The BSE Sensex also regained momentum and is inching closer to bigger numbers in the timer to come.
Gainers and Losers
Gainers: On the BSE tranche, at the time of writing, major gainers included Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra and JSW Steel, along with Adani Ports. These stocks surged with gains of over 3 per cent. Hardwyn India Ltd in small-cap companies gained over 17 per cent.
Losers: Interestingly enough, there were no major losers at the time of writing, with Nestle losing 0.07 per cent of the value.
Bharti Airtel made gains of over 4.50 per cent. |
Asian Markets
The Asian markets blossomed and surged as the indices closed in green. Japan's Nikkei gained a mammoth 3.41 per cent or 1,213.50 points, tipping over the 36k mark, closing at 36,833.27.
Another Tokyo-based index, TOPIX, closed at 2,592.50, gaining by 2.44 per cent or 61.83 points. The Hang Seng also closed with relatively smaller gains in its numbers, closing with a rise of 0.77 per cent or 131.68 points, at 17,240.39.
However, the story changes, As we move to China, the Shanghai-based SSE Composite ended the day's trade in the red. The index lost 0.17 per cent or 4.67 points of its value and closed at 2,717.12. South Korea's KOSPI closed in green with major gains of 2.34 per cent or 58.72 points, rising to 2,572.09.
