The markets ended higher on the F&O settlement day on the back of buying in index pivotals. The Sensex closed at 13,696.31 up 79.58 points or 0.58%. The Nifty gained 26 points to close at 3954. The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,647.08 up 12 points or 0.2%.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,721.60 down 6 points or 0.1%.
The BSE Bankex was up 1.3% at 7,179.71. Karnataka Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank, SBI moved upwards.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was flat at 8,943.28. Lakshmi Machine, Dredging Corp, Greaves Cotton, BEML closed higher.
The BSE Health Care Index was flat at 3,720.61. Aurobindo Pharm, Lupin, Cipla, Dr Reddys Labs, Biocon closed higher.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index lost 0.3% to close at 6,078.18. MRPL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL ended in red.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,321.85 down 0.3%. Punj Tractors, Hind Motors, Ashok Leyland, Escorts, Exide Industries ended lower.
The BSE Metal Index was down 1.1% to close at 8,879.95. Guj NRE Coke, Tata Steel, SAIL, Mah Seamless, JSW Steel closed in red
The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.2% at 2,018.52. United Spirits, Dabur India, Nestle, ITC closed in green.
The BSE IT Index gained 1.4% at 5,107.22. Wipro, TCS, Satyam, HCL Tech advanced.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 12700.05 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 44033.4 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4823.99 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 61557.44 crore.
Markets Today:
- Markets end firm on expiry day; led by bank & IT stocks
- Sensex up 80 points at 13696.3; Nifty up 26.3 points at 3954.5
- BSE IT Index up 1.38%; Wipro up 2.74%, TCS up 2.36%, Satyam up 1.7%
- BSE Bank Index up 1.30%; HDFC Bank up 2.87%, ICICI Bank up 1.7%, SBI up 1%
- Metal stocks end weak; Tata Steel down 1.90%, Hindalco down 1.5%
- CNX Midcap Index down 0.41%; BSE Small-Cap Index up 0.18%
- New Listing: Parsvnath Developers close at Rs 526.3 Vs listing price of Rs 550
- NSE Advance Decline ratio at 2:3
- Total market turnover highest since May at Rs 61,557 Cr
- F&O turnover highest since May 18 at Rs 44,033 Cr
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