HDFC, ONGC, ITC, L&T, RIL, NTPC were among the top losers today, while Bajaj Auto, Maruti, M&M, TCS, HUL were among the top gainers on Sensex

The Rs 412.62 crore IPO, that closes on January 28 comprises fresh issue of shares worth Rs 95 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 82.50 lakh equity shares

The domestic unit opened 4 apise lower at the interbank foreign exchange market at 73.03 over the previous close of 72.99 against the American currency

Stocks to watch today on January 22: HDFC Bank, Vedanta, Wipro, MCX India, Cyient, JK Tyre among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

The 30-scrip blue chip index made a brilliant comeback, rising over 95 per cent from its March lows. Though its mid-cap and small cap counterparts were over the hump rising over 100 per cent since then

Earlier, Sensex rose above the historic mark of 50,000 and Nifty above 14,700 for the first time amid rise in Asian markets. Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs of 50,184 and 14,753, respectively

Gold and Sensex have seen a strong rise in 2020, giving high returns to investors amid Covid-19 uncertainty

These are the biggest falls, by points, recorded in a single day on Sensex

These are the biggest gains, by points, recorded in a single day on Sensex

On the journey of Sensex to 50K level these were the most volatile sessions on the 30 share index

The market cap of BSE has risen by 3,125.4% in the last 20 years. In 15 years, investor wealth on BSE has only appreciated while just 5 years have witnessed an erosion

This ride to extremes was driven by strong global cues, gush of liquidity in the markets and increased investor participation. Around 12 million new investor demat accounts were opened in the year 2020, the highest in at least 5 years

When compared with precious metals, Sensex has given better returns, although returns from gold are only a tad lesser

Market cap on BSE rose by Rs 1.32 lakh crore against previous session's closing of Rs 197.70 lakh crore

Stocks to watch today on January 21: L&T Tech, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Thursday's trading session

The index gained 15.75% in 2020 despite falling to its multiyear low in March when coronavirus threat roiled the Indian equity market

Sectorally, except FMCG, all the other indices closed in the green territory today, with almost 2.2% rise in auto and IT index and 2% gain in PSU Bank, followed by 1% rise in media index

The currency unit opened at 73.11 per US dollar at the interbank forex market and inched 7 paise higher to 73.10 over its previous close

Stocks to watch today on January 20: Tata Communications, Sterlite Tech, Sun Pharma, Ceat, L&T Infotech among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Wednesday's trading session

Bajaj Finance, followed by SBI, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, HDFC and Axis Bank were among the top gainers. On the other hand, ITC and HDFC Bank were the laggards