Thursday was also the weekly expiry of the Nifty options contracts. Call writers were of the view that 24,000 on the index will be protected on the upside, as was evident in the writing seen on the 24,

Highlights: Bulls dominated Dalal Street as all constituent stocks of the Nifty50, barring Sun Pharma and Britannia, ended in the green, with gains extending up to 8.55 per cent

Indian stock market, on Thursday, continued their upward momentum, with benchmark indices climbing more than 1% each. The Sensex soared over 1,000 points, while the Nifty 50 crossed the critical 23,950 mark,

The domestic benchmark indices opened flat on Thursday as selling was seen in the PSU bank, pharma, FMCG, realty, media, energy and metal sectors on Nifty.

On Wednesday, the first day of 2025, the Indian stock market is expected to start the year flat, based on the Gift Nifty pattern. The Gift Nifty is trading more than 72 points lower than the Nifty Futures Tuesday finish,

The equity benchmark indices extended their winning streak for the second consecutive session, with the Sensex closing 1,436 points higher at 79,944 and the Nifty advancing by 446 points to 24,189. Both indices gained nearly 2%,

The market trend remained positive. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1,366 stocks were trading in green, while 529 stocks were in red.