Markets closed almost flat on a positive note on a range bound volatile trading session today ahead of Infosys Q2 earnings results. The S&P BSE Sensex closed up by 23.65 points or 0.12% at 20,272.91. It had touched a high of 20,323.77 and a low of 20,135.91 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty gained marginally up by 13.50 points or 0.22% at 6,020.95.
Among the sectoral indices, Auto index surged up by 1.94%, Metal and IT index gained up by 0.49% and 0.44%. Healthcare, PSU, Power, Realty, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables were other sectoral indices gaining while Bankex fell by 0.39% Oil & Gas declined marginally by 0.09% and FMCG ended almost flat negative by 0.01%. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index gained up by 0.59% while Small-cap index rose up by 0.70% respectively.
Among the index gainers were, Tata Motors spurted up by 5%, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, Sesa Sterlite, SBI and Jindal Steel gained between 2-1% each. Wipro, HDFC, Infosys, Cipla, L&T and ONGC were among other gainers.
Among the index losers were, Hindalco Inds and Tata Power dropped by 2.21% each. Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank and Gail (India) slipped between 2-1%. Coal India, Sun Pharma, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, BHEL, Dr Reddys Lab and ITC were among the mojor losers.
The overall market breadth was firm positive with 1,427 shares advancing as compared with 1,013 shares declining.
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