
Sensex, Nifty rise for 6th day on foreign fund inflows, buying in banking shares
The Hindu
Sensex and Nifty close higher on foreign fund inflows, banking shares; global markets mixed, oil climbs.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Tuesday (April 22, 2025), extending the gaining streak to the sixth day on continuous foreign fund inflows and buying in banking shares.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 187.09 points or 0.24% to settle at 79,595.59. During the day, it jumped 415.8 points or 0.52% to 79,824.30.
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The NSE Nifty went up by 41.70 points or 0.17% to 24,167.25.
From the Sensex pack, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Eternal, Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India and ICICI Bank were the major gainers.
IndusInd Bank, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, and Bajaj Finserv were among the laggards.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,970.17 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.