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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

11/06/25, The Indian stock market ended with marginal gains on Wednesday, June 11, tracking its Asian peers as IT and oil and gas stocks outshone amid progress in the trade talks between the US and China.

 

At close, the S&P BSE SENSEX stood at 82,515.14, gaining 123.42 points, or 0.15%, while the NSE's NIFTY50 index rose 37.15 points, or 0.15%, to 25,141.40 levels.

During the intraday period, the NIFTY50 index had crossed the 25,200 mark to touch a high of the 25,222.40 level for the first time since October 15, 2024. This was the sixth consecutive day of the 50-share index settling with gains.

The market sentiment was also boosted as the World Bank on Tuesday retained its forecast for India's economic growth at 6.3% for the financial year 2025-26 despite global headwinds.

The broader market, however, on Wednesday ended the session in red amid profit booking after its rally for the last few sessions.

According to exchange data, on Tuesday, the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold equities worth ₹2,301.87 crore on a net basis, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased ₹1,113.34 crore worth of equities.

Globally, the US stocks ended higher as investors bet on positive results from US-China trade talks aimed at defusing a tariff dispute that has roiled global markets this year.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.55% to end the session at 6,038.81 points. The Nasdaq gained 0.63% to 19,714.99 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.25% to 42,866.87 points.

Taking cues from the US stocks, most of the Asian markets closed higher on Wednesday.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.84% to end at the 24,366.94 level, while the Shanghai Composite closed 0.51% higher at the 3,402.32 level. South Korea's Kospi surged 1.21% to settle at the 2,907.04 level.

Japan's Nikkei 225 was seen at the 38,421.19 level, rising 0.55%, while Singapore's Straits Times closed lower by 0.38% at the 3,919.05 level.

Here are the key developments of Wednesday's session that you need to know.

Market statistics

As many as 2,995 stocks traded on the NSE on Wednesday. Out of this, 1,608 advanced and 1,304 stocks declined, while 83 scrips remained unchanged.

This indicated that the market breadth was in favour of positive.

A total of 76 stocks hit their 52-week highs, while 21 stocks touched their one-year lows. Besides, 131 stocks hit their upper circuit limits, and 37 touched their lower circuit bands on Wednesday.

NSE-listed firms' market capitalisation stood at ₹453.46 lakh crore at the end of the session.

India VIX, the volatility gauge, stood at 13.67 levels, declining 2.47%.

Broader market

The Nifty Midcap 100 index closed lower by 0.49% at 59,388.15 levels, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index slumped 0.53% to end at 18,798.75 levels.

Top gainers and losers

On the NIFTY50 index, 28 stocks advanced while 22 ended in red.

HCL Technologies was the biggest gainer, rising 3.19%. Infosys (2.01%), Tech Mahindra (1.68%), Wipro (1.62%) and Bajaj Auto (1.23) were the other top contributors on the index.

On the flip side, Shriram Finance (-2.26%), Power Grid (-1.98%), Bharat Electronics (-1.30%), Adani Enterprises (-1.11%) and IndusInd Bank (-1.07%) were the most losing stocks on Wednesday..

Sectoral update

Among sectors, Nifty Oil and Gas (1.47%), Nifty IT (1.26%), Nifty Pharma (0.50%), Nifty Auto (0.19%) and Nifty Realty (0.09%) were the only gainers.

However, Nifty PSU Bank (-0.88%), Nifty FMCG (-0.67%), Nifty Private Bank (-0.26%) and Nifty Metal (-0.15%) were among the losing sectors.

source: Upstox/ Daily Hunt

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