Share Market Highlights 19 June 2024: Sensex, Nifty end flat; bank stocks shine

Sensex, Nifty updates on June 19, 2024: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Wednesday after hitting new lifetime peaks during the session on the emergence of profit-taking amid a lack of immediate triggers. In a volatile trade, profit booking in consumer durables, capital goods and energy shares negated strong gains in banking and financial stocks. Rallying for the fifth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 36.45 points or 0.05 per cent to settle at a new closing high of 77,337.59. During the day, it soared 550.49 points or 0.71 per cent to hit the fresh lifetime peak of 77,851.63. The NSE Nifty ended at 23,516, down 41.90 points or 0.18 per cent. Intra-day, it rose 106.1 points or 0.45 per cent to hit a new record of 23,664.