The markets ended higher on account of selective buying seen in pharma, IT and auto stocks. The Sensex closed up 72.68 points or 0.52% at 14014.92, and the Nifty up 16.65 points or 0.42% at 4024.05.

About 1663 shares have advanced, 923 shares declined, and 58 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,932.38 up 61 points or 1.04%.

The BSE Bankex was up 0.3% at 7,143.36. Canara Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda, UTI Bank, IOB, SBI moved upwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 0.2% at 9,210.53. Aban Offshore, KEC Infrastruct, Praj Industries, SKF India, Carborundum closed higher.

The BSE Health Care Index was up 1.4% at 3,874.10. Pfizer, Matrix Lab, Ranbaxy Labs, Cipla, Aurobindo Pharm closed higher.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,722.30 up 0.5%. Bajaj Auto, Asahi India, Hind Motors, Tube Investment, Tata Motors surged.

The BSE Metal Index closed flat at 9,123.59. Guj NRE Coke, Welspun Guj, Sesa Goa, JindalStainles, Mah Seamless advanced higher.

The BSE IT Index gained 1.5% at 5,450.51. Mphasis, Moser Baer, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam advanced.

The BSE FMCG Index lost 0.7% at 1,927.10 and BSE Oil and Gas Index closed flat at 6,238.26.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 8141.48 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 25222.85 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4287.53 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 37651.86 crore.

Markets today:

• Markets recover from days low; led by Healthcare, IT stocks
• Sensex closes above 14,000 for 1st time ever; up 72.6 points at 14014.9
• Nifty closes at all time high; up 16.8 points at 4024.25
• BSE Healthcare Index up 1.5%; Dabur India up 4%, Ranbaxy up 3.3%, Cipla up 2.5%
• BSE IT Index up 1.5%; TCS up 2.5%, Infosys up 1.70%, Wipro up 1.4%
• Index Gainers; Bajaj Auto up 3.7%, MTNL up 2.6%
• CNX Midcap Index up 0.81% or 41.9 points at 5217.15; led by midcap Banking & IT stocks
• DCB up 14.8%, IndusInd Bank up 14.5%, Polaris up 12.5%
• BSE Small-Cap Index up 1.17%; Aksh Optifibre up 17%, Repro India up 13%
• Total market turnover at Rs 37651.86 cr Vs Rs 29256.58 cr on Tuesday

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