Today, the equity market is close higher after three days’ loss. The gains in equities coincided with ease in bond yields, where the returns on 10-year government securities fell to a one-month low of 7.35 per cent.
On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex has gained 327 points or 0.72 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 has closed at 15,835, up 83 points or 0.53 per cent.
The top gainers were HUL, Britannia Industries, IndusInd Bank, ITC, Power Grid, and ICICI Bank. On the other hand, ONGC, Tata Steel, TCS, JSW Steel, and Cipla went up to 4 per cent. All stocks named IDFC First Bank, Gujarat Gas, Trent, R Systems International, Jubilant Industries, Automotive Axles, and Alembic rallied up to 20 per cent.

• Transrail Lighting Bags Rs 459 Cr MENA Transmission Orders
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Hikes DCC Fee to 3.5% from August
• Jubilant Pharmova Arm Gets USFDA Nod for Antacid Drug
• TVS Motor Jumps 3.75% as NTORQ 125 Gets New Colours
• Fortis Healthcare Falls 2.25% as Delhi Govt Orders Probe

Among sectors, the Nifty FMCG advanced 2.6 per cent, while the Nifty Metal slipped over 1 per cent.