Top gainers and losers on September 2: Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, HCL Tech among top NIFTY movers

Benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY, continued their winning run for the 10th straight day to close at record high levels on Monday following gains in FMCG, IT and banking shares.

NIFTY rose by 0.17%, or 42.8 points, to settle at a record peak of 25,278 points, extending the gains for the 13th straight day. The key index has gained nearly 1140 points in its 13-day gaining streak. As many as 27 NIFTY shares closed in the green, while 23 stocks closed in the red.

NIFTY opened strong and hit the day’s high of 25,333 in early trade but lost some of the gains later in the day amid mixed global cues. The index slipped into the red to touch a low of 25,235 but recovered ground in the closing session.

Rising for the 10th day in a row, benchmark BSE SENSEX rallied 194 points, or 0.24%, to close at an all-time high of 82,559. In the 10-day winning run, SENSEX has rallied over 2.5%.

Among sectoral indices, NIFTY FMCG gained the most by over 0.82% as ITC, HUL, and Nestle advanced. NIFTY PSU Bank also gained nearly 0.51%, while NIFTY IT rose by over 0.44%.

Broader markets however witnessed profit-taking with the NIFTY Midcap and Smallcap indices dropping over 0.20%.

Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance are among the top gainers

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