Mumbai, Aug 26 (UNI) The equity market remained on top for the fifth consecutive session on Monday, as BSE Sensex spurted 611.90 pts to close strong at 81,698.11 on strong global cues, after getting a signal from US Fed chair Jerome Powell of rate cuts in September along with foreign fund inflows.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 187.45 pts at 25,010.60.
The market remained in green throughout the session, as the Sensex opened at 81,388.26, rising 302 pts. It rallied 838 pts at 81,824.27, day high, before closing at 81,698.11 from its last close. It registered a day low at 81,278.44, up 212 pts.
The NSE registered days high and low at 25,043.80 and 24,874.70 pts respectively.
The stocks shone were Metal by over 2 pc followed by Realty by 1.69 pc, IT by 1.37 pc and Oil and Gas by 1.17 pc.
The Mid-cap gained 0.66 pc while the Small-cap rose by 0.20 pc.
In 30 scrips, 21 advanced, 8 declined and 1 remained unchanged.
The gainers were HCL Technology by 3.47 pc to Rs 1720.90, NTPC by 3.22 pc to Rs 414.75, Bajaj Finance by 2.84 pc to Rs 1686.70, Tech Mahindra by 2.50 pc to Rs 1639.40 and JSW Steel by 2.38 pc to Rs 962.50.
The losers were Adani Ports by 0.54 pc to Rs 1482.15, Maruti Suzuki by 0.45 pc to Rs 12,246.55, Kotak Bank by 0.44 pc to Rs 1809.40 and Nestle India Ltd by 0.42 pc to Rs 2519.05.
In the Asian Market, Strait Times was up by 0.24 pc, Hang Seng by 1.05 pc, and Taiwan Weighted by 0.37 pc.
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