The beginning of the new year (New Year 2025) was strong for the stock market. The market which closed with a rise on Wednesday also closed with a huge rise on Thursday. Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share Sensex rose 1436.30 points or 1.83% to close at 79,943.71, while National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 24,188.65 with a rise of 445.75 points or 1.88%. Meanwhile, while large cap companies made a splash, shares of small cap and mid cap companies also ran at a stormy pace. Talking about the top 10 stocks, which proved to be the heroes of the stock market on January 2, 2025, they include Bajaj Finance to Titan Share.
First- Bajaj Finance Share
Bajaj Finserv was the biggest large cap stock in the stock market on Thursday. Bajaj Finserve Share, after running at high speed throughout the day, finally closed at Rs 1698.90 with a gain of 7.75%. The market cap of the company also increased to Rs 2.71 lakh crore.
Second- Bajaj Finance Share
The second stock in the top list also belongs to the large cap category and is also a Bajaj Group company. Bajaj Finance shares opened at Rs 6980 and traded at a brisk pace throughout the day. Finally, the stock of this finance company closed at Rs 7,373.60 with a gain of 6.32%. Due to the rise in shares, the market value of the company jumped to Rs 4.56 lakh crore.
Third- Maruti Share
Shares of automobile sector giant Maruti also remained in the list of talk stocks supporting the stock market on Thursday. The company’s stock opened at Rs 11,285 and at market close it closed at Rs 11,837 with a jump of 5.61%. Its market capitalization increased to Rs 3.72 lakh crore.
Fourth- Titan Share
Shares of Tata Group company Titan were also included among the stocks that supported the stock market and contributed significantly to its rise. On Thursday, this stock opened at Rs 3,264 and closed at Rs 3399.90 with a rise of 4.49 percent. Its market cap (Titan Market Cap) jumped to Rs 3.01 lakh crore.
Fifth- Mahindra & Mahindra Share
The next name is that of automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra, which gained momentum as soon as the market opened on Thursday and had gained even more momentum by the time the market closed. It opened at Rs 3100 at 9.15 am and went up to a high of Rs 3228.10 during trading, although in the end it jumped by about 4 percent and closed at Rs 3203 and its market value became Rs 3.84 lakh crore.
Sixth- Infosys Share
On the strength of large cap companies, the stock market has seen a strong rise in the beginning of this year. The stock of IT giant Infosys is also included in this list. Infosys Share opened at Rs 1887, went up to Rs 1962 and closed at Rs 1954.75 at market close. The market value of Infosys also increased to Rs 8.11 lakh crore.
Seventh- OIL Share
Shares of petroleum company Oil India Limited (OIL Share) were seen running at a stormy pace on Thursday. This share, which opened at Rs 435, went up to Rs 467 with a jump of about 7 percent. But in the end it rose by 6.15% and closed at Rs 464, meanwhile the market cap of the company became Rs 75380 crore.
Eighth- Ashok Leyland Share
The stock of heavy vehicle manufacturing company Ashok Leyland (Ashok Leyland Share) is included in the midcap category and on the fourth trading day of the week, it opened at Rs 225.70 and jumped to Rs 238.20. After the market closed, this stock closed at Rs 236.55 with a gain of 6.16%. Meanwhile, the market cap also jumped to Rs 69290 crore.
Ninth- Rico Auto Share
The share price of smallcap company Ricoh Auto Industries rose significantly on Thursday. The shares of this company worth Rs 1340 crore were seen creating a ruckus in the stock market. It opened at Rs 83.55 and closed at Rs 99.57 with a strong jump of 19.99 percent.
Tenth- RIIL Share
The shares of the company associated with Reliance Group also rose sharply amid the boom in the stock market. We are talking about the shares of Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, which rose by 10.77 percent and closed at the level of Rs 1200.95. This stock had opened at Rs 1085. The market cap of the company became Rs 1820 crore.
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