How the stock market performed on 8th May?

Overall performance:

Indian indices ended higher on 8th May witnessing profit booking during the last hour of trade which pulled the NIFTY below 9,300. SENSEX closed at 31,642.70 up by 0.63% or 199.32 points. NIFTY closed at 9,251.50 up by 0.57% or 52.45 points. However, the S&P BSE Small cap index fell by 48.05 points or 0.45% and S&P BSE mid cap index was up by 0.04% or 4.13 points closing at 11,423.81.

Global indices and commodity:

When the Indian market closed, DAX was trading at 10,887.52, up by 128.25 points or 1.04%, NASDAQ was trading at 9,041.42, up by 1.41% or 125.27 points and CAC was trading at 4,537.86, up by 0.95% or 36.45 points.

Currently, Gold is trading at 46,050, down by 111 points and 0.24%, Silver is trading at 43,281, up by 158 points and 0.37% and Crude oil is trading at 1,841 which is up by 7 points and 0.38%.

Currency:

At the time of closing of Indian markets, USD was trading at Rs 75.54, down by 0.28%. EURO was trading at Rs 81.89, down by 0.25% and GBP was trading at Rs 93.84, up by 0.17%. Indian Rupee ended higher, 21 paise at Rs 75.55 per Dollar.

Sector:

Sector wise, the S&P BSE Finance index declined by 0.37% and S&P BSE Auto down by 1.29%.

At closing, NIFTY BANK fell by 138.90 points and NIFTY IT increased by 0.83%.

Top 5 gainers:

HUL increased by 4.89%, closing at Rs 2,089.45, Nestle was up by 3.85% and closed at Rs 17,802.95, Tech Mahindra gained 3.84% and closed Rs 536.20. Dr Reddys Labs closed at Rs 3,984, up by 3.81% and Sun Pharma increased by 3.72%, closing at Rs 469.

Top 5 losers:

Cyient fell by 10%, closing at Rs 208.50, RBL bank declined by 7.37% and closed at Rs 119.35, Axis bank declined by 3.85%, closing at Rs 382.05 while, NTPC fell by 3.81% , closing at Rs 87 and M&M decreased by 3.48%, closing at Rs 386.70.

Stocks in news:

Most active stocks were SBI, RBL Bank, Yes bank and RIL in terms of volume. Cyient was in news as their stock hit lower circuit today at 10%, closing at 208.50 due to weak revenue growth management guidance for Q1FY21. After US based private equity fund firm, Vista Equity announced to buy stake in RIL’s digital unit Jio, share price of RIL gained 3.64% or 54.85 points and closed at 1,561.80

India’s borrowing target now raised to Rs 12 lakh crores