Sensex closes at 12,380, up 14 points

The markets closed mixed after oscillating in a certain range of 91 points through the day as F&O positions expired on Thursday for September.

The Sensex closed at 12,380.74, up 13.83 points or 0.11%. It touched an intraday high of 12,431.79 and an intraday low of 12,340.17.

The Nifty ended at 3,571.75, down 7.55% or 0.21%. It touched an intraday high of 3,589.30 and an intraday low of 3,560.75.

The market breadth was positive; about 1322 shares advanced, 1117 shares declined, and 63 shares remained unchanged.

The total turnover for the day was Rs 52,164.33 crore (Rs 521.64 billion). The NSE and BSE Cash turnover were Rs 8,583 crore (Rs 85.83 billion) and Rs 3,578.65 crore (Rs 35.78 billion), respectively. The NSE F&O turnover was Rs 40,002.68 (Rs 400.02 billion).

Top gainers were HDFC (3.72%), HDFC Bank (3.20%), SBI (2.95%), ICICI Bank (2.94%), Oriental Bank (7.06%) and Nalco (4.26%0.

TCS (-2.25%), Maruti Udyog (-2.19%), Larsen (-2.09%), Dr Reddy's Labs (-2.01%), HPCL (-3.43%) and Jet Airways (-2.99%) were the top loser on the bourses.

Markets on Thursday

Markets end flat amid volatile trade on expiry day
Sensex up 13.83 points at 12380.74; Nifty down 7.55 points at 3571.75
Banking stocks in focus; BSE Bankex up 3.70%
HDFC Bank up 3.20%, SBI, ICICI Bank up 2.94% each, OBC up 7.06%
BSE Oil & Gas, FMCG, Cap Goods indices down over 0.50% each
CNX Midcap Index up 0.91%; led by mid cap sugar & banking stocks
Balrampur Chini up 9.2%, Bajaj Hind up 6.55%, Syndicate Bank up 7.6%, UBI up 6.7%
BSE Small-Cap Index up 0.88%; led by small cap sugar stocks
Mawana Sugar up 20%, Simbhaoli Sugar up 14.37%, Dwarikesh Sugar up 11.12%
NSE Advance Decline ratio at 1:1
Total market turnover at Rs 52,164.33 crore on expiry day versus Rs 43,995.25 crore on Wednesday.