Market rally extends for 4th day, Sensex up 521 pts, Nifty at 24,430

The domestic share market extended gains to the fourth session on Monday, led by broad-based buying amid improving monsoon prospects, renewed FII inflows, easing geopolitical concerns, and softer crude oil prices.At close, the Sensex was up 521.16 points or 0.67 percent at 78,285.07, and the Nifty was up 159.50 points or 0.66 percent at 24,430.35.
HDFC Bank, Hindalco Industries, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, M&M were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, TCS, Max Healthcare, Bajaj Finserv and Coal India.On the sectoral front,the Nifty Realty outperformed and settled at a six-month high. The Nifty Auto rose to a one-month high. The Nifty Oil and Gas and the Nifty Consumer Durables also outperformed. While,Media was the worst-performing sector, declining 0.95%, followed by PSU Bank, down 0.9%, and IT, which slipped 0.6%.The broader indices performed inline with main indices Nifty midcap index rising 0.4% and smallcap index finishing higher by 0.7%, according to information.
Rupee Close: 
On 6 Jul'26, the Indian rupee depreciated 20 paise to close at 95.38  against the US dollar on Monday, as a strengthening greenback weighed on emerging market currencies.
Trading Guide: 
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Monday: Paradeep Phosphates, Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services, Orient Cement, Piramal Pharma, and UTI Asset Management Company.

(Business Correspondent)