Stock Market LIVE Updates | Benchmark indexes, Sensex and Nifty traded higher on Thursday, driven by gains in the financial sector. This positive movement was fueled by two brokerages pointing out the sector's stable asset quality and attractive valuations.

Highlights: Bulls dominated Dalal Street as all constituent stocks of the Nifty50, barring Sun Pharma and Britannia, ended in the green, with gains extending up to 8.55 per cent

Among Nifty companies, only 11 stocks advanced while 38 ended in the red. Adani Enterprises, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, IndusInd Bank, and Shriram Finance emerged as the top gainers.

Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, opened in the red for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in IT stocks and tracking other Asian markets. The decline comes as elevated U.

The BSE Sensex fell by nearly 451 points on Monday, primarily due to selling pressure in major stocks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries, coupled with weak global market conditions and continued foreign fund outflows.

India's benchmark indices ended in red on Monday, pressured by selling in heavyweight lenders like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, along with declines in auto stocks. The session saw subdued trading volumes as markets approach year-end.