Sensex, Nifty 50 extend gain; PSBs & NBFCs lead gainers, realty stocks dip
Equity benchmark indices continued to trade in positive territory in the mid-trading session as RBI’s bumper monetary policies and global cues such as US jobs data and trade talks boosted investors’ confidence.
Sensex traded 289.00 pts or 0.35 per cent positive at 82,477.99 as at 1 pm, after soaring 480 pts in early trade. Nifty 50 gained 106.35 pts or 0.43 per cent to 25,109.40.
The volatility index was flat at 14.69. Both smallcap and midcap indices outperformed with over 1 per cent gains.
Twelve of the 13 major sectors advanced, with financials, PSU banks, private banks and IT indexes leading the rally. The realty index dipped.
Top gainers & losers intraday
Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finance, Jio Financial Services, Axis Bank and Trent led the gainers of Nifty 50 components, while ICICI Bank, Eternal, HDFC Life, UltraTech Cement and Titan traded as major laggards.
A total of 2,056 stocks advanced and 726 declined of all the 2,856 stocks that were traded on the National Stock Exchange. 108 stocks including ITI, Emcure, Kernex and Cosmo First hit the upper circuit, while 21 stocks hit the lower circuit. About 101 shares including Bajaj Finance, City Union Bank, BSE, AU Small Finance, Hyundai and HDFC AMC hit 52-week high, and 16 shares hit 52-week low.
NBFC stocks such as Muthoot Finance, IIFL Finance and Manappuram Finance soared 3-6 per cent after RBI released the final guidelines on gold loans.
Among midcap, shares of Bandhan Bank, IREDA, OFSS, Hindustan Zinc and Bank of India soared 4-7 per cent. Five-Star Business Finance, IIFL, MCX, MGL and KPIL zoomed 4-9 per cent among smallcap.
On the BSE, Capri Global Capital rallied 14 per cent, Coffee Day, Five Star, Sudarshan Chemical and Jaiprakash Power Ventures zoomed 9-10 per cent.
On the flip side, Orient Cement tumbled 8 per cent. SEPC, Avantel, Cochin Shipyard and Zen Tech traded 3-5 per cent lower.
Bajaj Finance shares rose 2.67 per cent to ₹9,623 on the BSE as at 12.52 pm, hitting an intraday high of ₹9,785.90, after announcing June 16, 2025, as record date for 1:2 stock split and 4:1 bonus issue.
Suzlon Energy shares traded flat on the BSE at ₹67.23. Winds of rumour have it that promoters Suzlon Energy plans to sell stake in the company in open market via block deal window.
GRSE shares traded flat at ₹3,257.90 on the BSE, after hitting a high of ₹3,417.15 on signing MoUs in Sweden and Denmark.
Published on June 9, 2025
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