Market Summary: March 21, 2025
The Indian stock market witnessed a bullish trend on March 21, 2025, with both the Sensex and Nifty indices making significant gains. The Sensex closed at 76348.06, up 557.45 points, or 0.73%, while the Nifty ended the day at 23190.65, marking an increase of 159.75 points, or 0.69%.
During the trading session, the Nifty hit a high of 23402.7 and a low of 23132.8. The Sensex traded between 77041.94 and 76095.26.
Sectoral Performance
The Midcap index performed well against the Nifty 50, closing 1.04% higher. Small-cap stocks also showed strength, with the Nifty Small Cap 100 ending at 15858.05, up by 326.9 points, or 2.06%.
Index Returns
The Nifty 50 demonstrated the following returns across various timeframes:
- Last week: 2.3%
- Last month: 0.34%
- Last three months: -2.14%
- Last six months: -1.49%
- Last year: 8.84%
Top Gainers and Losers
Nifty Index
The top gainers in the Nifty index were:
- SBI Life Insurance Company (up 3.21%)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (up 2.90%)
- NTPC (up 2.79%)
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation (up 2.77%)
- Bajaj Finance (up 2.72%)
The top losers were:
- Hindalco Industries (down 1.50%)
- Infosys (down 1.42%)
- Wipro (down 1.38%)
- Trent (down 1.37%)
- Tata Steel (down 1.11%)
Bank Nifty
The Bank Nifty closed at 50062.85, with an intraday high of 50672.15 and a low of 49891.95. Its performance over various time frames is:
- In the last week: 2.39%
- In the last month: 0.84%
- In the last three months: -3.57%
- In the last six months: 0.5%
- In the last year: 9.86%
Additional Market Highlights (March 21, 2025)
Sensex:
- Top Gainers: NTPC, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, and Larsen and Toubro.
- Top Losers: Infosys, Wipro, Tata Steel, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Titan Company.
Nifty MidCap 50:
- Top Gainers: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Mphasis, Vodafone Idea, Aditya Birla Capital, and L&T Finance.
- Top Losers: Suzlon Energy, Voltas, CG Power and Industrial Solutions, Supreme Industries, and NMDC.
Nifty Small Cap 100:
- Top Gainers: Redington, Chennai Petroleum Corporation, BLS International Services, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy, and Olectra Greentech.
- Top Losers: Amber Enterprises India, Aadhar Housing Finance, National Aluminium Company, Blue Star, and Bata India.
BSE:
- Top Gainers: Home First Finance Company India, General Insurance Corporation of India, Network 18 Media and Investments, IDBI Bank, and The New India Assurance Company.
- Top Losers: Amber Enterprises India, Finolex Cables, Jindal Stainless, Teamlease Services Ord B, and Crisil.
NSE:
- Top Gainers: Redington, Chennai Petroleum Corporation, BLS International Services, Home First Finance Company India, and General Insurance Corporation of India.
- Top Losers: Amber Enterprises India, TBO Tek, Clean Science & Technology, Jindal Stainless, and Crisil.
