On Friday, Indian equities closed higher for the second day in a row, led by gains in IT stocks, financials, and metal shares. Equities rose globally as investor sentiment improved. European stock indexes rose in early trading on Friday, extending the previous day’s gains, as fears of a banking crisis eased slightly after top U.S. authorities and banks stepped in to save First Republic Bank.
Back home, the benchmark Sensex rose 355.06 points to 57,989.90, while the Nifty gained 114.40 points to 17,100.
HCL Technologies, Hindalco Industries, UPL, UltraTech Cement, and Nestle India rose the most on the Nifty, while Eicher Motors, NTPC, Maruti Suzuki, ITC, and Asian Paints suffered the most.
TOP GAINERS FOR THE DAY –
| Symbol | LTP | % | Traded | Value | Open | High | Low | Prev. |
| Change | Qty | (in Lakhs) | Close | |||||
| HCLTECH | 1,111.90 | 3.68 | 53,50,523 | 59,137.19 | 1,088.20 | 1,117.10 | 1,084.05 | 1,072.40 |
| HINDALCO | 396.25 | 2.94 | 98,61,244 | 38,748.77 | 389.25 | 398.05 | 386.55 | 384.95 |
| ULTRACEMCO | 7,295.00 | 2.68 | 3,83,505 | 27,804.61 | 7,159.15 | 7,308.90 | 7,159.15 | 7,104.60 |
| UPL | 714 | 2.53 | 25,68,540 | 18,293.91 | 705.5 | 717.85 | 696.8 | 696.4 |
| JSWSTEEL | 677.9 | 2.34 | 16,67,707 | 11,197.99 | 670 | 678 | 664.5 | 662.4 |
| HDFCLIFE | 471.95 | 2.29 | 76,40,040 | 36,035.78 | 464.05 | 477.3 | 464 | 461.4 |
| NESTLEIND | 18,869.40 | 2.27 | 1,33,430 | 25,063.26 | 18,498.90 | 18,875.00 | 18,474.95 | 18,450.65 |
| TATACONSUM | 708 | 2.02 | 21,11,478 | 14,879.16 | 698 | 708.65 | 694.4 | 694 |
| TATASTEEL | 107.15 | 2 | 4,89,62,238 | 52,022.38 | 106.45 | 107.35 | 105 | 105.05 |
| GRASIM | 1,589.60 | 1.87 | 6,95,861 | 10,976.02 | 1,570.00 | 1,592.35 | 1,556.00 | 1,560.45 |
DATA SOURCE: NSE