The markets closed mixed after oscillating in a certain range of 91 points through the day as F&O positions expired on Thursday for September.
The Sensex closed at 12,380.74, up 13.83 points or 0.11%. It touched an intraday high of 12,431.79 and an intraday low of 12,340.17.
The Nifty ended at 3,571.75, down 7.55% or 0.21%. It touched an intraday high of 3,589.30 and an intraday low of 3,560.75.
The market breadth was positive; about 1322 shares advanced, 1117 shares declined, and 63 shares remained unchanged.
The total turnover for the day was Rs 52,164.33 crore (Rs 521.64 billion). The NSE and BSE Cash turnover were Rs 8,583 crore (Rs 85.83 billion) and Rs 3,578.65 crore (Rs 35.78 billion), respectively. The NSE F&O turnover was Rs 40,002.68 (Rs 400.02 billion).
Top gainers were HDFC (3.72%), HDFC Bank (3.20%), SBI (2.95%), ICICI Bank (2.94%), Oriental Bank (7.06%) and Nalco (4.26%0.
TCS (-2.25%), Maruti Udyog (-2.19%), Larsen (-2.09%), Dr Reddy's Labs (-2.01%), HPCL (-3.43%) and Jet Airways (-2.99%) were the top loser on the bourses.
Markets on Thursday
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