Sensex rose 85.26 points or 0.14% to 61,235.30 and Nifty was up by 45.45 points or 0.25% to 18,257.80 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 61,348.57 and 60,949.81, respectively and there were 19 stocks advancing against 11 stocks declining on the index while Nifty traded in a range of 18,272.25 and 18,163.80 and there were 36 stocks advancing against 14 stocks declining on the index.

Coastal Corporation, Univastu India, Kothari Petrochemicals, Avadh Sugar & Energy, Pricol, Banaras Beads, Shalimar Paints, Jagran Prakashan and United Drilling Tools have made fresh 52 weeks high on Thursday.

Aurionpro Solutions has recently announced an order win from TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL), a Tata Power and Odisha Government Joint Venture, for setting up and operationalizing its data centre in Odisha. 

Brand Concepts Limited, One 97 Communications Limited, PCBL LIMITED, Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, and Uniinfo Telecom Services Limited have hit a 52-week low on Thursday.

ITD Cementation India has informed the exchange that it has secured the major orders worth Rs 4,600 crore from Chennai Metro Rail Limited, for construction of tunnels, Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Limited, for modification and refurbishment of Terminal 2 building at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, and the Registrar Sikkim University for construction of various buildings for Sikkim University – Package II at Yangang, Sikkim University Campus

GTLINFRA, JPPOWER, IDEA, SUZLON, and YESBANK were the most active equities on NSE.

TCNS Clothing Co. Limited, Nippon India Mutual Fund – ETF Nifty SDL – 2026 Maturity, Vikas EcoTech Limited, ICICI Prudential Bank ETF Nifty Bank Index and Univastu India Limited were the top volume gainers.

Hazoor Multi Projects has announced that it has received a work order of Rs 6.48 crore for completion of balance work of National Highway No 548-A from Section Waken Pali to 2 lanes with paved shoulder – received from Varaha Infra Limited. 

20MICRONS, 3PLAND, AARON, ADANITRANS, and ADSL hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, 63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, ADL, and AGRITECH hit the lower price band. There were 102 securities that hit the upper band while 137 hit the lower band on January 13, 2022.

Jindal Steel & Power has gained 5.85%  in Thursday’s trading session. The stock has been trading in a sideways trend for quite a few trading sessions. Among the technical indicators, RSI is on the verge of giving a positive breakout whereas MACD is also trading in a positive direction.