The markets ended higher on the last day on the week back of selective buying in index pivotals. The markets were trading with moderate gains for major part of the day but surged during the final hour of trade.
The Sensex closed up 86.88 points or 0.65% at 13471.74, and the Nifty up 37.65 points or 0.98% at 3871.15.
About 1469 shares have advanced, 1042 shares declined, and 75 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,721.39 up 56 points or 0.84%.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,648.77 down 36 points or 0.64%.
The BSE Bankex was up 0.2% at 6,829.31. Karnataka Bank, Federal Bank, Andhra Bank, IOB, Vijaya Bank moved upwards.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 1.2% at 8,917.62. Aban Offshore, Greaves Cotton, Alstom Projects, Carborundum, L&T, Crompton Greaves, Siemens closed higher.
The BSE Health Care Index was up 0.9% at 3,745.56. Sterling Bio, Aurobindo Pharm, Matrix Lab, Cadila Health, Glenmark closed higher.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 1.1% to close at 6,126.68. GAIL, ONGC, IOC, Reliance, HPCL ended in green
The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,345.54 up 0.8%. Hero Honda, Cummins, Sundaram-Clayto, M&M, Punj Tractors, Ashok Leyland ended higher
The BSE Metal Index was up 1.5% to close at 8,837.89. Sesa Goa, JSW Steel, JindalStainless, Welspun Guj, Mah Seamless, Tata Steel closed in green
The BSE IT Index gained 0.6% at 5,055.15. Wipro, Hexaware Tech, TCS, I-Flex Solution, Mphasis BFL advanced.
The BSE FMCG Index lost 0.4% at 1,902.16.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 7556.95 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 31073.18 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4188.6 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 42818.73 crore.
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