Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Week’s last trading session in positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 soared 1.29% to settle at a record high of 21,456.65, while the BSE Sensex as much as 969.55 points to 71,483.75. The broader indices settled higher with the gains led by Nifty 100 and Nifty 200 stocks. The Bank Nifty index climbed 411.25 points, or 0.86%, to settle at 48,143.55. IT and PSU Bank stocks led the gains among the other sectoral indices and soared over 4% and 2%, respectively, while Financial Services and Realty stocks settled in red. TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys, SBI and Tata Steel were the top gainers on the NSE Nifty 50, while the laggards included HDFC Life Insurance, Nestle India, SBI Life Insurance Company, Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Auto. The volatility index (India Vix) ended up 6.55%.
The Dow Jones industrial average hit its first record closing high since January 2022 and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled that its interest rate-hiking policy is at an end and that it sees lower borrowing costs in 2024, reported Reuters. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 27.60 points or 0.19% at 14,761.56. The S&P 500 added 12.46 points or 0.26% at 4,719.55, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher by 158.11 points or 0.43% to 37,248.35.