Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 2.5 per cent higher on Tuesday after India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 83739.13 up by 2072.67 points or by 2.54 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25727.55 up by 639.15 points or by 2.55 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 85871.73 and intraday low of 83501.22 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26341.2 and intraday low of 25641.3
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1530.90,+9.12%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 964.75,+6.68%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (Rs. 4945.55,+5.51%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 283.25,+4.85%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1702.80,+4.54%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1714.00,-0.57%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 439.00,-0.02%), among others.
Realty index was at 6354.42 up by 290.49 points or by 4.79%. Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1699.00,+8.88%), Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1032.30,+7.36%), Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 1508.00,+6.02%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 780.50,+5.40%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1542.00,+3.95%),.
FMCG index was at 18646.26 down by 134.59 points or by 0.73%. Varun Beverages Ltd. (Rs. 451.30,-3.26%), Zydus Wellness Ltd. (Rs. 423.00,-2.76%), Sundrop Brands Ltd. (Rs. 609.45,-2.21%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (Rs. 1145.60,-2.10%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 548.65,-0.94%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4633 , shares advanced were 3433 while 1054 shares declined and 146 were unchanged.