The markets ended higher on the first working day of the year on account of buying seen in scrips across sectors. Auto and IT stocks led the rally. The Sensex closed up 155.33 points or 1.13% at 13942.24, and the Nifty up 41.00 points or 1.03% at 4007.4.

About 1868 shares have advanced, 650 shares declined, and 62 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,871.53 up 66 points or 1.14%.
The BSE Bankex was up 0.5% at 7,120.43. IOB, Federal Bank, Bank of Baroda, PNB, ICICI Bank moved upwards.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 1.2% at 9,195.71. Aban Offshore, Praj Industries, BEML, Carborundum, KEC Infrastruct closed higher.

The BSE Health Care Index was up 0.7% at 3,819.99. Sterling Bio, Aventis Pharma, Orchid Chemical, Aurobindo Pharm, Matrix, Novartis India closed higher.

The BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 1% to close at 6,239.58. Petronet LNG, Reliance, Chennai Petro, ONGC, GAIL ended in green.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,696.04 up 3.2%. M&M, Maruti Udyog, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors and Hero Honda surged.
The BSE Metal Index was up 0.9% to close at 9,122.01. Guj NRE Coke, Sterlite Ind, JSW Steel, Mah Seamless, Hindalco advanced higher.

The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.3% at 1,940.80. Shaw Wallace, Nestle, Colgate, United Spirits, Nirma closed in green.
The BSE IT Index gained 1.8% at 5,369.04. Satyam, TCS, Moser Baer, Infosys advanced.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 5927.16 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 19957.26 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 3372.16 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 29256.58 crore.

Markets Today

• Markets end firm led by auto stocks
• Sensex up 155.33 points at 13942.24
• Nifty ends over 4,000; up 40 points at 4006.45
• Auto stocks hog the limelight on back of strong auto numbers
• BSE Auto Index up 3.22%; Bajaj Auto up 4.6%, M&M up 5%, Maruti up 4.24%,
• Tata Mot up 3.2%, Hero Honda up 2.9%
• BSE IT Index up 1.83% ahead of tech result
• Satyam up 5%, TCS up 2.5%, Infosys up 1.4%
• Telecom stocks gain; VSNL up 4.6%, MTNL up 2.7%
• CNX Midcap Index down 0.50%; Indiabulls trades post demerger
• Post Demerger; Indiabulls closes at Rs 305.45 Vs listing price of Rs 198 on NSE
• BSE Small-Cap Index up 1.62%; IFCI up 11.6% on induction of strategic partner news
• KRBL, Heritage Foods up 10% each
• Total market tunrover at Rs 29256.58 cr

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