Stalk Market Today: On Monday, October 20, the first trading day of the week, the Indian stock market started with a green mark. A rise was recorded in both the major indexes. The 30-share BSE Sensex index opened the trading day at 84,269.30, up 317.11 points or 0.38 per cent. At the same time, NSE Nifty 50 also opened trading with a green mark at 25,824.60 with a rise of 114.75 points or 0.45 percent. There was tremendous growth in the stock market on Friday, the last trading session of last week.
By 9:25 pm, the Sensex was trading at 84,641, up 688 points. Whereas Nifty 50 jumped 180 points and was trading at 25,890.
BSE top gainers
Reliance, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, INFY
BSE’s top losers
ICICI Bank, Trent, Tata Steel
How was the market on Friday?
In the last trading session of last week, on Friday, October 17, there was a tremendous rally in the Indian stock market and both the major indices closed in the green. Sensex ended the trading day at 83,952.19 points with a rise of 484.53 points or 0.58 percent, while Nifty 50 ended the trading day at 25,709.85 with a rise of 124.55 points or 0.49 percent.
Asian Paint, MDM, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Hindustan Unilever were the top gainers from BSE basket. Talking about the top losers, there were INFY, Eternal, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid. Whereas a rise was recorded in Nifty Bank, Nifty 100, Nifty Auto, Nifty FMCG. At the same time, shares of Nifty Midcap 100, Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty IT had fallen. On Friday’s trading day, 17 shares from BSE basket closed on the green mark and 13 shares recorded a decline.
Disclaimer: (The information provided here is being given for information only. It is important to mention here that investment in the market is subject to market risks. Always take expert advice before investing money as an investor. ABPLive.com never advises anyone to invest money here.)
Also read: Best option for women’s savings! Invest for safe and strong returns

