Closing Bell: Sensex Ends Day With 62 Points Gain, Nifty Above 24,300; IT Stocks Rally

BSE Sensex ended the day with the gain of 62 points to 80,049 and NSE Nifty rallied 15 points to settle at 24,302 on July 4, 2024. Nifty Bank zoomed 14 points to 53,103 and Nifty Midcap rose 325 points to 56,618. Mazagon Dock shares soared over 18% to Rs 5521.05 on July 4, 2024. When it comes to sectors, IT Software and Healthcare indices surged 1% each.

Cochin Shipyard shares too jumped over 4% on June 4. Shares of Inox Wind soared over 11% after it declared completion of infusion of ~ Rs 900 crores into the company by its promoter Inox Wind Energy Limited (IWEL).

Earlier, trends prevailing on GIFT Nifty indicated a positive beginning for the broader index in India with the surge of 76 points or 0.31%. Asian markets trade higher as Japan's Topix managed to surpass 1989 levels to touch record high. S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended at fresh records as investors seemed to shrug off weak economic data. The broad market index added 0.51%, ending at 5,537.02 while the Nasdaq Composite surged 0.88%, ending the session at 18,188.30, as Tesla and Nvidia soared.

Oil prices declined in early trade on Thursday after U.S. employment and business activity data appeared weaker than anticipated, in signs the economy may be cooling in the world's leading oil consuming country.

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Brent crude futures fell 30 cents, or 0.34%, at $87.04 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures declined 32 cents, or 0.38%, to $83.56, with activity diluted as a result of the U.S. 4th July holiday.

Meanwhile, dollar was on the back foot on July 4 after U.S. economic data continued to indicate sluggish growth. But, it provided slight relief to the yen as it was pinned around a 38-year low that kept the market on alert for government involvement.

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