Domestic equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 settled Thursday's session on a positive note as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained status quo on key policy rates and announced certain relief measures for real estate. The S&P BSE Sensex index advanced as much as 262.77 points to touch 41,405.43 during the session, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark rose to as high as 12,160.60, up 71.45 points from the previous close.
Here's a quick recap of how top market indices and stocks fared on Thursday:
Frontline indices
Sensex: The Sensex gained 163.37 points, or 0.40 percent, to settle Thursday's trade at 41,306.03.
Nifty50: The Nifty rose 44.50 points, or 0.37 percent, to end at 12,133.65.
Key stocks
Reliance Industries: The oil-telecom-retail conglomerates' shares ended 0.45 percent higher, quoting at Rs 1,455 on NSE.
Tata Consultancy Services: The IT major settled 0.80 percent lower, closing at Rs 2,129.45 per share on NSE.
HDFC Bank: The private sector lenders' shares settled 0.38 percent lower in trade today, quoting at Rs 1,239.95 on NSE.
Hindustan Unilever: The FMCG major's stock closed at Rs 2,160 per share, ending 0.01 percent lower on NSE.
HDFC: The NBFC stock settled at Rs 2,433, up 1.73 percent on the NSE.
Major sectors
Nifty Bank: The banking gauge settled 0.92 percent higher at 31,286.75.
Nifty IT: The IT index fell 0.36 percent to settle at 16,388.85.
Nifty FMCG: The consumer goods gauge settled lower, down 0.55 percent at 30,763.95.
Nifty Auto: The index ended 0.22 percent higher to settle at 8,149.55.
Nifty Metal: The metal index advanced 0.71 percent to settle at 2,684.40.
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