INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HDFC, Reliance Industries and ITC were the top contributors to the gain in Sensex.
Domestic stock
markets started Thursday's session on a positive note, led by a surge in real estate stocks after the government announced a Rs
25,000-crore special window for stalled real estate projects
The S-P BSE Sensex index jumped as much as 206.66 points to hit a new record high of 40,676.44 and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark advanced
55.35 points to 12,021.40, but was still 81.65 points away from an all-time high recorded in June this year
Here are 10 things to know about Sensex, Nifty's movement today:The markets soon gave up most of the intraday gains amid
selling in automobile, metal and pharma stocks.At 11:31 am, the Sensex traded 73.06 points - or 0.18 per cent - higher at 40,542.84 while
Infratel, IndusInd Bank, Titan, UltraTech Cement and HDFC, trading between 1.21 per cent and 2.74 per cent higher.Reliance Industries, HDFC,
defend the positive territory
Insurance Corporation (LIC) will contribute an additional Rs
15,000 crore.The Nifty Realty index - comprising 10 stocks - was 0.66 per cent higher at that time
Indiabulls Housing Finance - which was the top gainer on the realty index - was up 4.93 per cent.Other real estate firms such as Sobha and
Prestige Estates Projects were up at 2.57 per cent and 1.06 per cent, respectively.Yes Bank slipped nearly 4 per cent on the NSE after
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