On Wednesday, Nifty closed 0.38% up at 24,951.15. 33 companies gained while 17 declined.

JSW Steel led the way with a substantial gain of 2.89%, elevating its stock price to ₹928.25 from the previous close of ₹902.10. This notable rise underscores the steel giant’s robust market presence during the day’s trading activities.

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Top Gainers:

Company	Current Price	Last Close	% Change
JSW Steel	₹928.25	₹902.10	2.89%
Asian Paints	₹3084.45	₹3005.05	2.64%
HDFC Life	₹715.50	₹697.20	2.62%
NTPC	₹416.00	₹406.95	2.22%
SBI Life	₹1753.65	₹1721.05	1.89%

Following closely, Asian Paints and HDFC Life also showed significant gains, with stock price increases of 2.64% and 2.62% respectively. NTPC and SBI Life rounded out the top gainers, reflecting positive movements in the utilities and insurance sectors.

Top Losers:

Company	Current Price	Last Close	% Change
Britannia	₹5784.45	₹5842.20	-0.99%
Dr. Reddy’s	₹6750.50	₹6804.15	-0.79%
Reliance	₹3010.85	₹3026.30	-0.51%
Grasim	₹2776.75	₹2790.90	-0.51%
Tata Consumer Products	₹1188.95	₹1194.90	-0.50%

Britannia experienced the steepest decline with a 0.99% drop in its stock price, closing at ₹5784.45.

Other significant losers included Dr. Reddy’s and Reliance, with drops of 0.79% and 0.51% respectively. Grasim and Tata Consumer Products were the rest of the losers in the session. Tata Consumers fell after its net profit fell 8.3% to to ₹290.32 crore, missing forecasts by a large margin.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services said, “The domestic market is attempting to cross above the psychological threshold of 25,000, as subdued Q1FY25 earnings and stretched valuations are curbing the challenge, while positive global trends and sector rotation are supporting the traction.

Positive global sentiment driven by expectations of an easing interest rate cycle by the FED and RBI in the medium term, owing to benign inflation, ignited the rally today. As expected, the BoJ raised its interest rate while all eyes were on US FED policy. The weakening dollar is showing signs of a rate cut in September.”

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