Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty closed a percent higher Thursday led by strong gains across the board, amid positive global cues.

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The Sensex closed 638 points higher at 52,837 and the Nifty settled 191 points higher at 15,824. Broader markets outperformed benchmarks as mid-caps and small-caps rose 1.14 and 1.47 percent higher, respectively. Market breadth favours advances with the advance-decline ratio at 2:1.

On the Nifty50 index, JSW Steel, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Steel were the top gainers. And Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, and Mahindra & Mahindra led the losses.

Metal companies bounce back on the optimism over robust earnings as Nifty Metal closed 3 percent higher. Nifty IT, Media, and Realty closed over 1.5 percent higher, while financials closed nearly 1 percent higher.

Bharti Airtel surges over 4 percent after the company rejigs its postpaid plans. Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv surge despite reporting lower-than-expected earnings.

The Share price of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) dropped 2.27 percent Thursday as investors booked profits after the FMCG major reported a 9.6 percent jump in its net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2021. It reported a net profit of Rs 2,061 crore as against Rs 1,881 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal. The numbers were in line with CNBC-TV18 analysts' poll estimates.

UltraTech Cement reported a sharp 114 percent jump in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 2021 at Rs 1,700 crore as compared to Rs 794.2 crore in the year-ago period. UltraTech Cement’s net profit beat CNBC-TV18 analysts’ poll estimates of Rs 1,428 crore. Its stock price rose 0.36 percent higher after the announcement.

The share price of Jubilant FoodWorks hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 3,399.50 apiece, rising 11 percent in the early trade on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

(Edited by : Yashi Gupta)

First Published:Jul 22, 2021 3:34 PM IST