Sensex rose 237.42 points or 0.46% to 51,597.87 and the Nifty was up by 56.65 points or 0.37% to 15,350.15 in the previous session.

Sensex touched high and low of 51,714.61 and 51,062.93, respectively. There were 17 stocks advancing against 13 stocks declining on the index. 

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Nifty traded in a range of 15,382.50 and 15,191.10. There were 27 stocks advancing against 23 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices ended in red with the BSE Mid cap index down by 1.39%, while Small cap index fell 2.95%. On the sectoral front, FMCG was up by 1.21%, TECK up by 0.58%, IT up by 0.42%, Consumer Durables up by 0.41% and Finance up by 0.32%, while Metal down by 4.46%, Oil & Gas down by 3.48%, Energy down by 3.26%, PSU down by 2.81% and Basic Materials down by 2.30% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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The top gainers on the Sensex were HDFC up by 3.97%, Hindustan Unilever up by 3.95%, Ultratech Cement up by 2.96%, Asian Paints up by 2.96% and HDFC Bank up by 2.47%. On the other hand, Tata Steel down by 5.03%, Indusind Bank down by 2.92%, NTPC down by 2.17%, Reliance Industries down by 1.80% and Mahindra & Mahindra down by 1.54% were the top losers.

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The top gainers on Nifty were HDFC up by 3.93%, Hindustan Unilever up by 3.80%, Britannia Industries up by 3.13%, Wipro up by 3.12% and Asian Paints up by 3.01%. On the other hand, ONGC down by 4.84%, Tata Steel down by 4.60%, UPL down by 3.63%, Hindalco down by 3.06% and Indusind Bank down by 2.66% were the top losers.

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Apar Industries Limited, Cheviot Company Limited, Dangee Dums Limited, GSS Infotech Limited and IDBI Mutual Fund – IDBI have hit a 52-week high on Monday.

5Paisa Capital Limited, Aarey Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Aarti Drugs Limited, Aarti Industries Limited and Aarti Surfactants Limited have made fresh 52 week low on Monday.

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RELIANCE, HDFC, TATASTEEL. VEDL, HDFCBANK, TATAPOWER, MARUTI, ICICIBANK, HINDALCO and TATAMOTORS were the most active equities on NSE.

Nippon India Mutual Fund-Nippon India ETF Nifty CPSE Bond Plus SDL-24, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund – Kotak Nifty 100 Low Vol 30 ETF, ITI Limited, Iris Business Services Limited and SBI Mutual Fund – SBI – ETF 10 YEAR GILT  were the top volume gainers.

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21STCENMGM, ADROITINFO, AGROPHOS, AHLWEST and ARSINFRA hit the upper price band while 3PLAND, 63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, AAKASH and  ABAN hit the lower price band. There were 43 securities that hit the upper band while 248 hit the lower band on June 20, 2022.