India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

Over the past week, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,744.92 points or 4.16 per cent

Nomura has raised its Nifty target to 13,640, while Goldman Sachs has pegged December 2021 Nifty50 target at 14,100

Brokerages have become bullish on particular stocks till next, Diwali which is likely to push buying activity on benchmark indices

Muhurat Trading: The S&P BSE Sensex rose as much as 390 points to hit fresh high of 43,830 levels, while the Nifty50 index gained over 70 points to 12,790

HDFC Securities top Diwali picks for making investments comprise Bharti Airtel,Infosys,Cadila Healthcare,ICICI Bank,United Spirits,Gujarat Gas among others

As per Pre-Diwali Dhanteras sales of gold and silver, the overall business is likely to be muted amid current high rates and subdued demand due to the COVID-19 induced economic hardship

In a move to celebrate this spirit of coming together as a community and overcoming tough challenges, traders invest their hard earned money during the start of Samvat trading on equities

Dalal Street today: IndusInd Bank, followed by SBI, L&T, Axis Bank, HDFC twins, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank were among the top losers today. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, Titan, Bajaj Finance and Sun Pharma were trading with gains

India Stock Market Highlights Today: All Sensex stocks were trading in green led by ICICI Bank, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever

India Stock Market Highlights Today: SBI, followed by HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Infosys, Tata Steel, TCS and Reliance Industries were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, ONGC and Titan were the laggards.

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