Top vote winners and losers:
Gainers: Axis Bank and HDFC Bank were the top gainers with gains of over 3%. ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and SBI also rose.
Losers: Titan, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, L&T and NTPC were the biggest laggards.
Sector performance:
Nifty Bank surged 1.9 per cent and Nifty Financial Services rose 1.6 per cent.
Nifty Realty fell 2.8 per cent and Nifty Auto slid 1.3 per cent.
The small-cap and mid-cap stock indexes fell about 1% each.
Global Market Updates:
Global stock prices hit record highs thanks to a surge in technology stocks and Nvidia becoming the most valuable company.
MSCI’s all-world index hit 805.13, nearing an all-time high.
Oil prices:
Brent crude futures fell to $84.99 per barrel, while WTI crude fell to $81.14 per barrel.
Currency Watch:
The Indian rupee weakened slightly against the US dollar to close at 83.4550 rupees.
