Stock Market Today: Nifty Reclaims 25,500, Sensex Surges 1,000 Points

Indian equity benchmarks extended their winning streak on Wednesday, with the Sensex rising 1,000.36 points or 1.21 per cent to close at 83,755.87, while the Nifty jumped 304.25 points or 1.21 per cent to settle at 25,549.00. Market breadth was slightly positive with 1,983 stocks advancing, 1,855 declining, and 151 remaining unchanged.

Top gainers on the Nifty included Shriram Finance, Hindalco Industries, Tata Steel, Jio Financial, and Adani Ports. On the flip side, the biggest losers were Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Tech Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, and SBI.

Sectorial Update

Sector-wise, private banking, oil & gas, and metal indices rose between 1 per cent and 2 per cent, while realty and media indices declined by 1 per cent each.

The BSE Midcap index climbed 0.5 per cent, while the Smallcap index closed flat.

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