Today the bulls were back with vengeance after three days of heavy selling. The markets witnessed volatility in the initial trades. The Sensex closed up 186.32 points or 1.43% at 13181.34, and the Nifty closed up 48.30 points or 1.30% at 3765.2.
About 1605 shares have advanced, 856 shares declined, and 55 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,393.74 up 115 points or 1.8%.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,477.36 up 107 points or 2%.
The BSE Bankex was up 3% at 6,725.69. Andhra Bank, IOB, Karnataka Bank, Union Bank, Bank of Baroda moved upwards.
The BSE IT Index gained 0.06% at 4,993.39. Moser Baer, Mphasis BFL, Satyam, TCS advanced.
The BSE Metal Index was up 0.5% to close at 8,385.45. Welspun Guj, Sterlite Ind, Hind Zinc, Mah Seamless, Sesa Goa ended higher.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 2.3% at 8,953.39. Siemens, Bharat Elec, Alstom Projects, Crompton Greave, Lakshmi Machine closed higher.
The BSE Health Care Index closed was up 2% at 3,599.19. Divis Labs, Glenmark, Dr Reddys Labs, Wyeth, Aurobindo Pharm, Ipca Labs closed higher.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,148.39 up 1.3%. TVS Motor, Ashok Leyland, Apollo Tyres, Cummins, Tata Motors, Escorts moved higher.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 1.3% to close at 5,868.93. IOC, HPCL , Petronet LNG, Reliance, MRPL ended in green.
The BSE FMCG Index lost 0.5% at 1,906.53.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 9629.58 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 35781.99 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4406.39 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 49817.96 crore.
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