Indian benchmark indices made a good recovery from intraday lows on January 29 and closed with modest gains in a volatile session. This comes after the Economic Survey projected GDP growth for FY27 at 6.8–7.2 per cent, compared to a 7.4 per cent expansion in the current financial year.
After the close, Sensex was up 221.69 points or 0.27 per cent at 82,566.37 and Nifty was up 76.15 points or 0.30 per cent at 25,418.90. Among the major indices, Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices closed with marginal gains. Among sectors, Pharma, PSU Bank, IT, FMCG, Auto were down 0.7-1 per cent, while Metal, Realty, Private Bank, Power, Energy, Oil & Gas were up 0.6-3 per cent.
L&T, Tata Steel, Eternal, Axis Bank, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles were among the top gainers on Nifty, while losers were Asian Paints, SBI Life Insurance, InterGlobe Aviation, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Consumer.
