Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's recommends three stocks for 5 February
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: The Indian stock market ended with modest gains on Wednesday, 4 February, tracking mixed global cues. Sensex rose 79 points, or 0.09%, to end at 83,817.69, while the Nifty 50 ended at 25,776, up 48 points, or 0.19%.
However, mid and small-caps outperformed. The BSE 150 MidCap Index 0.61%, while the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.54%. The overall capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly ₹469 trillion from ₹467 trillion in the previous session, making investors richer by nearly ₹2 trillion in a single session.
Best stocks to buy today (All Buy trades are rates of Equity & Sell rates are based on F&O) SAIL: Buy above ₹158, stop ₹153 target ₹171 (Multiday) Bank of India: Buy above ₹161, stop ₹155 target ₹172 (Multiday) ONGC: Buy above ₹267, stop ₹259 target ₹285(Multiday) Indian equity markets witnessed a volatile trading session on 4 February, but managed to end with marginal gains. The Sensex closed higher by 78.56 points at 83,817.69, while the Nifty advanced 48.45 points or 0.19% to settle at 25,776. Market breadth remained positive, with 2,626 shares advancing against 1,413 declines and 143 remaining unchanged.
On the Nifty, ONGC, Eternal, Trent, Adani Ports, and NTPC emerged as the top gainers, whereas IT heavyweights including Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, and Wipro dragged the index lower. Broader markets outperformed the benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap index rising 0.6% and the Smallcap index surging 1.2%, reflecting strong investor interest beyond large caps. Sectoral performance was mixed, as the IT index plunged 6% amid concerns over AI-led disruptions, while auto, energy, consumer durables, PSU, realty, metals, oil & gas, and
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