The markets opened in the red but saw a reversal in trend during the later part of the day. Selective buying seen in scrips from auto, metal and pharma sector. The volatility was low accompanied by low volumes and positive breadth.
The Sensex closed up 44.65 points or 0.33% at 13384.86, and the Nifty ended up 17.95 points or 0.47% at 3833.5.
About 1405 shares have advanced, 1094 shares declined, and 62 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,665.44 up 45 points or 0.7%.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,612.70 up 38.30 points or 0.7%.
The BSE Bankex was down 0.4% at 6,814.71IOB, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, PNB, HDFC Bank moved downwards.
The BSE IT Index lost 0.3% at 5,027.28. I-Flex Solution, Infosys declined.
The BSE Metal Index was up 0.8% to close at 8,709.16. Mah Seamless, Sesa Goa, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Jindal Saw ended higher.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was lost 0.2% at 8,811.51. HEG, SKF India, Thermax, Siemens, ABB closed lower.
The BSE Health Care Index closed was up 0.7% at 3,710.57. Glenmark, Nicholas Pirama, Apollo Hospital, FDC, Lupin, Biocon closed higher.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,301.32 up 1.9%. Amtek Auto, M&M, Tata Motors, Escorts moved higher.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 0.4% to close at 6,061.90. Reliance, Petronet LNG, Chennai Petro ended in green.
The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.4% at 1,909.18. Nestle, Tata Tea, Shaw Wallace, HLL, Dabur India moved upwards.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 7925.71 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 34624.23 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4397.06 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 46947 crore.
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