Market ends flat: Realty, metal stocks drag

Mumbai: The markets ended the day on a flat note amid volatality after seeing a rally of over 200 points in the noon trade.

Turnover was low and the breadth was in the favour of declines. Banking and FMCG stock ended higher. However, realty, metal and IT stocks ended in green.

Top gainers on the Sensex were HUL, SBI and Ambuja Cements. Top losers on the Sensex were Hindalco, ITC and Mah and Mah.

Reliance Energy surged after winning the bid for Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project. The rupee was trading at 40.51, the dollar has not been able to maintain its strength.

SBI gained after delivering strong Q1 operational performance on Saturday and HUL was up on the buyback news. Sensex was up 26.34 points or 0.17 per cent at 15260.91, and the Nifty down 5.15 points or 0.12 per cent at 4440.05.

About 1488 shares have advanced, 1415 shares declined, and 78 shares are unchanged. The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,618.99 up 21 points or 0.3 per cent.

The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 7,941.75 up 15 points or 0.2 per cent. The BSE Bankex was up 1.7 per cent at 8,055.14.

Federal Bank, SBI, UTI Bank, Andhra Bank, IOB moved upwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index was down 0.4 per cent at 12,698.97. Suzlon Energy, Crompton Greave, Siemens, Praj Industries, Kalpataru Power, BHEL closed lower.

The BSE Health Care Index was down 0.24 per cent at 3,682.47. Sterling Bio, Orchid Chemical, Pfizer, Nicholas Pirama, Cadila Health closed lower.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,943.50 down 0.4 per cent. Apollo Tyres, Mah and Mah, Escorts, Tube Investment, Cummins closed higher.

The BSE Metal Index closed at 11,381.27 down 1 per cent. NALCO, Hindalco, Mah Seamless, JindalStainless, SAIL closed lower.

The BSE FMCG Index closed at 1,945.26 up 1 per cent. HUL, United Brewerie, United Spirits, Colgate, Nestle closed higher.

BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 7,980.75 down 0.4 per cent. IOC, BPCL, Reliance, Petronet LNG ended in red.

The BSE IT Index lost 0.6 per cent at 4,876.34. Patni Computer, Financial Tech, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra closed lower.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 11224.89 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 44285.38 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 5040.84 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 60551.11 crore.