The markets ended flat amid volatile trade on lack of buying interest in stocks. The Sensex closed at 13,874.33 up 29.55 points or 0.2%. The Nifty closed up 3.40 points or 0.09% at 4001.
Selective buying was seen in stocks like Tata Motors, ACC, L&T and PNB.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,776.84 up 58.10 points or 0.9%.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,818.95 up 43.53 points or 0.75%.
The BSE Bankex was lost 0.53% at 7,250.99. Canara Bank, UTI Bank, Bank of India, SBI, Bank of Baroda moved downwards.
The BSE IT Index lost 0.1% at 5,136.44. Satyam, HDFC Bank, Wipro, HDFC, ONGC, Hero Honda declined
The BSE Metal Index was up 0.6% to close at 8,967.97. Sterlite Ind, Welspun Guj, Mah Seamless, Hindalco, Hind Zinc ended higher.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 2.2% at 9,305.81. Aban Offshore, Ingersoll Rand, Lakshmi Machine, L&T and Thermax closed higher.
The BSE Health Care Index closed was up 0.5% at 3,788.34. Ipca Labs, Ranbaxy Labs, Aurobindo Pharm, Divis Labs, Sun Pharma closed higher.
The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.5% at 2,060.85. United Spirits, Tata Tea, Shaw Wallace, Britannia closed in green.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,515.85 up 0.8%. Tata Motors, Apollo Tyres, Escorts, Punj Tractors, Hind Motors moved higher.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index lost 0.05% to close at 6,126.94. Petronet LNG, ONGC, Reliance Natura, BPCL ended in red.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 8840.92 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 24341.18 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4818.42 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 38000.52 crore.
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