FINAL TRADE: Nifty ends at record 23,323, Sensex leaps 150 pts; CIL, Power Grid rise up to 3%

Stock market today: Benchmark equity indices gained on Wednesday, June 12 amid buying in market blue-chip stocks. Barring a few sectoral indices, all were in the green. NSE Nifty rallied 58.1 points or 0.25 per cent to settle at a record 23,322.95, after scaling a fresh all-time high of 23,441.95. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 149.98 points or 0.2 per cent to settle at 76,606.57.

Market participants await US May inflation data and the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week. Besides, they await India's inflation data and will actively monitor the policy decisions of the new government. 

Among the Nifty companies, 32 were advancing while 18 were declining. Coal India, Power Grid, Eicher Motors, SBI Life, and Tech Mahindra led the gains in the Nifty 50 universe while M&M, Britannia, HUL, Tata Consumer Products, and Titan were the top decliners.

The domestically focussed Nifty SmallCap100 was up 1.23 per cent, while the Nifty MidCap100 settled 1.04 per cent higher, respectively.

The high-beta Nifty Bank index, whose 12 constituents include SBI, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank finished 0.38 per cent or 189.35 points higher at 49,895.1.

Global Market

European shares advanced on Wednesday, supported by a drop in euro zone bond yields. Last seen, the pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.5 per cent.

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