Sensex, Nifty continue to climb new highs; consumer durables, FMCG stocks rise
Mumbai, July 27: The bull run in the domestic equity indices continued on Friday, with both the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 climbing to fresh record levels.
The barometer Sensex set a new benchmark of 37,327 points, and the Nifty50 touched an all-time high of 11,253.90 points.
Healthy buying activity was witnessed in the consumer durables, banking and FMCG stocks, analysts said.
Index-wise, the wider Nifty50 traded at 11,249.10 points (12.26 p.m.), higher by 81.80 points or 0.73 per cent from the previous close.
The 30-scrip Sensex, which had opened at 37,253.86 points, traded at 37,290.16 points (12.26 p.m.), against the previous close of 36,984.64 points. So far, it has touched an intra-day low of 37,134.88 points.
The major gainers of the Sensex were Tata Motors (DVR), ITC, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto while Adani Ports, Power Grid, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consultancy Services and Mahindra and Mahindra lost the most.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
