Market commentary: Indian equity markets close the day in green

Indian equity markets saw a mixed kind of day, today, 1^st July, 2025. Nifty 50 ended the day, up by 24.75 points or 0.1%. Sensex ended the day, up by 90.83 points or 0.11%.

Apollo Hospitals top gainer after spin-off decision

Top gainers at Nifty 50 today were Apollo Hospitals, BEL and Reliance. Top losers were Nestle India, Axis Bank and Shriram Finance. Apollo Hospitals gained after the company decided to spin off its digital and pharmacy businesses. BEL gained on getting new orders. Reliance Industries gained after a brokerage house increased its target price for the stock.

Nestle India’s stock price saw some profit booking. Axis Bank also saw some profit booking. Some selling was seen in small-cap and mid-cap stocks. Nifty Smallcap 250 was the top loser among broad market indices today. It ended the day, down by 0.20%.

Among sectoral indices, Nifty Midsmall Financial services index was the top gainer today. It ended the day, up by 0.85%. Nifty Media index was the top loser today. It ended the day, down by 1.31%. Stocks of PSU banks continued with their gains today.

Market breadth was largely even. 1491 stocks gained today at NSE; 1452 stocks declined. 77 stocks remained unchanged in their prices.

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Source: NSE