Sensex gains 120 points; banks in limelight
Indian stock Market indices ended the day higher Thursday, on the back of European markets. Banking stocks led the way, with the BSE Bankex gaining 2.20 per cent. The market also got support from capital goods, realty, consumer durables, and metals. However, oil & gas and healthcare ended in the red.
Nifty closed at provisional 5633.20, rising 25.35 points or 0.45 per cent from the previous close. The National Stock Exchange 50-share index recorded a high of 5647.45 versus a low of 5608.10 during the day.
Sensex added 120.09 points or 0.64 per cent to settle at 18,786.80. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share benchmark moved between 18,823.17 and 18,669.12 intraday.
Top gainers among the 30 Sensex stocks were Mahindra & Mahindra (3.21%), State Bank of India (2.90%), HDFC Bank (2.60%), ICICI Bank (2.60%), Tata Steel (2.30%), BHEL (1.80%), Hero Honda (1.57%), DLF (1.20%), Hindustan Unilever (1.20%).
Losers included Cipla (-1.67%), Tata Motors (-1.37%), Reliance Infra (-1.29%), ACC (-1.20%), Sterlite (-1.11%), ITC (-1.07%), Tata Power (-1.06%), Bharti Airtel (-0.78%).
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