At the end of the ups and downs, Sensex rose by 21 points to 74248

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Index-based private bank stocks rose today as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and kept GDP growth forecast at 7 per cent and inflation at 4.5 per cent for FY2025. However, Sensex, Nifty closed with marginal gains after a two-way fall resulting in buying in some other stocks countering selling in major stocks. Of course, the rally in small, mid-cap stocks continued over the weekend and private bank stocks especially led by Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank. Funds in IT-software services, technology stocks declined cautiously, while capital goods stocks witnessed subdued trading. Sensex, after falling between 73946.92 and 74361.11, closed at 74248.22, up 20.59 points. While Nifty spot fell between 22427.60 and 22537.60 and finally closed at 22513.70, down 0.95 points.

Bankex rises 451 points: AU Small Bank, Kotak Bank, IDFC Bank, HDFC Bank rise

Among banking shares, today funds bought heavily in specific private bank shares. Amid increase in FII stake in HDFC Bank shares, AU Small Finance Bank rose by Rs 13.10 to Rs 634.30, Kotak Mahindra Bank rose by Rs 36.55 to Rs 1785.25, IDFC First Bank rose by Rs 1.18 to Rs 80.68, rose by Rs 21.50 to Rs 1,549.40, Federal Bank 2 State Bank of India rose by Rs 5.10 to Rs 764, IndusInd Bank rose by Rs 10.15 to Rs 1554, ICICI Bank rose by Rs 5.50 to Rs 1082.35 amid fresh buying speculations by foreign investors on possible rebalancing after the fall in MSCI index. reached at.

Sugar stocks rise on increase in ethanol sales: Bannari Aman, DCM Shriram, Avadh Sugar attracted

Sugar stocks once again saw a rise due to rising ethanol production and sales data in March and there is a possibility of a big increase in demand for sugar for cold drinks as summer begins. Balrampur sugar increased by Rs 5.40 to Rs 388.80, Avadh sugar increased by Rs 14.70 to Rs 605, Bannari Aman sugar increased by Rs 68.90 to Rs 2672.70, DCM Shriram increased by Rs 6.20 to Rs 202.05. Along with this, among other FMCG stocks, Andrew Yule rose by Rs 3.84 to Rs 46.10, Marico rose by Rs 17.55 to Rs 509.40, Godrej Consumer rose by Rs 32.90 to Rs 1209.70, GM Breweries rose by Rs 3.55 to Rs 1209.70. ITC rose by Rs 15.40 to Rs 757, Jyoti Labs rose by Rs 8 to Rs 444.10, ITC rose by Rs 5.10 to Rs 427.85.

Among realty stocks, Godrej Property rises Rs 94 to Rs 2502: Swan NG, Mahindra Life attract

BSE Realty Index today closed 108.24 points higher at 7392.99 points due to heavy buying in shares of realty companies by funds. Godrej Properties rose by Rs 95.35 to Rs 2502.30, Swan NG rose by Rs 19.15 to Rs 676.75, Mahindra Life rose by Rs 16.20 to Rs 640.80, Macrotech Developers rose by Rs 24.70 to Rs 1162.15, DLF rose by Rs 1162.15. Oberoi Realty rose by Rs 19.10 to Rs 907.45, Oberoi Realty rose by Rs 16.30 to Rs 1552.10.

Imudra rose by Rs 71 to Rs 756: Sasken, Vakrangee Roses: Birla Soft, Intellect, Tata Tech. decreased by

A mixed trend was seen in IT-software services, technology stocks today. BirlaSoft fell by Rs 28.70 to Rs 750, Intellect Design fell by Rs 28.55 to Rs 1085.40, Nucleus Software fell by Rs 34.50 to Rs 1375, Mastek fell by Rs 50.25 to Rs 2651, Tata Technology fell by Rs. It fell by Rs 15.60 to Rs 1121.85, R Systems fell by Rs 6.50 to Rs 466.90. While Imudra rose by Rs 71.25 to Rs 756.10, Sascon Technology rose by Rs 73.55 to Rs 1663.80, Latent View rose by Rs 7.45 to Rs 549.40.

IIFL rises by Rs 47 to Rs 401: Camlin Fine, Unichem Lab, Paisalo, NBCC rise

Among the top gainers of the group today, IIFL rose by Rs 46.70 to Rs 400.90, Camlin Fine rose by Rs 10.93 to Rs 109.80, Unichem Lab rose by Rs 52.55 to Rs 551, Paisalo Digital rose by Rs 551 to Rs 551. 60. .66 up at Rs 73.35, Aavas Financiers up Rs 142 at Rs 1598.30, NBCC up Rs 11.70 at Rs 138.30, DB Realty up Rs 15.85 at Rs 229.35, IRB up Rs 60. .4.08 up by Rs 67.21, Haikal up by Rs 16.70 to Rs 306.25, SBI Card up by Rs 36.35 to Rs 730.45, Asahi India up by Rs 28.50 to Rs 697, Supreme Industries up by Rs 75 from Rs 167.30 to Rs 4355.

Aggressive buying by funds led to gains in small, midcap stocks throughout the week: 2424 shares closed positive

The week was bullish for funds, players, there was aggressive buying in small, mid cap, cash stocks throughout the week and the market sentiment remained positive. Out of total 3948 shares traded in BSE today, the number of gainers was 2424 and the number of decliners was 1424.

FPI/FII net purchase of shares Rs 1659 crore: DII net sale Rs 3370 crore

Foreign portfolio investors – FPIs, FIIs made net purchases of shares worth Rs 1659.27 crore in cash today-Friday. There were sales of Rs 11,175.43 crore against total purchases of Rs 12,834.70 crore. While DII-domestic institutional investors made a net sale of shares worth Rs 3370.42 crore in cash today. There were sales of Rs 12,832.75 crore against total purchases of Rs 9462.33 crore.

Investors’ wealth in stock-market cap. Rs 1.04 lakh crore increased to Rs 399.31 lakh crore

The wealth of investors in small, mid cap, A group shares i.e. market capitalization of BSE listed companies increased by Rs 1.04 lakh crore to Rs 399.31 lakh crore in a single day.