Markets inched up marginally closing positively for the straight third day to end at a nearly two-week high. The S&P BSE Sensex closed up marginally by 13.88 points or 0.07% at 19,915.95. It had touched a high of 20,052 and a low of 19,833.17. The CNX Nifty slipped by 2.40 points or 0.04% at 5,907.30. It had touched a high of 5,950.45 and a low of 5,885.00 in the intra-day today.
Among the sectoral indices, Realty index gained by 1.65%. Auto and Metal indices advanced by 0.94% and 0.63%. Other notable sectoral indices were Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables, FMCG and PSU. Capital Goods and Power indices fell by 0.49% each followed by Bankex, IT and Healthcare. In the broader markets Mid-cap and Small-cap index gained by 0.27% and 0.49% respectively.
Among the index gainers, Coal India and Hindalco Industries surged up by 2.46% and 2.08%. Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki gained between 2-1% each. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ITC, Cipla, TCS, BHEL and Hero MotoCorp were ther gainers while Sun Pharmaceuticals ended almost flat up by 0.01%.
Among the index losers, Dr Reddys Lab slipped by 2.49%, Jindal Steel fell by 1.77%. L&am;T, NTPC, ICICI Bank, Infosys, ONGC, HDFC, SBI, Wipro, Tata Power, Hindustan Unilever, Gail (India) and Bajaj Auto were other losers in the list.
The partially convertible Rupee closed up by 32 paise at 61.43/44 as compared to its previous close of 61.73/74 per dollar.
The overall market breadth was positive with 1,203 shares advanced as compared to 1,155 shares declined.
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