Mumbai: The markets closed with marginal gains despite some large caps closing in positive.
Although the markets were trading steady for major part of the day, volatility creped in during the final hours of trade. The Sensex closed with gains of 32 points and the Nifty closed up 16 points.
Nifty june series closed with a discount of around 124.25 points or four per cent.
All the BSE sectoral indices closed in green. The capital goods index outperformed the other indices. It was up by 2.14 per cent at 6,723.09 amid buying seen in BEML, Aban LoydChiles, Carborundum, Lakshmi Machine and SKF India.
The BSE auto, healthcare and oil & gas index were up nearly two per cent each.
The BSE metal index was up 1.75 per cent at 8,186.23 and the BSE IT index is up 1.44 per cent at 3,649.
Buying was also seen in bank, consumer durables and FMCG stocks.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Ranbaxy Labs, L&T, Suzlon Energy, Dabur India and Oriental Bank were biggest gainers on the indices.
Only 1 out of 30 Sensex stocks and 2 out of 50 Nifty stocks closed in red. NTPC, VSNL and HPCL were top loser on the indices.
Stocks like Amardeep, Bidasar Leasing, Brakes Auto, Cressanda Sol and Gem Spinners hit 52-week high.
Bharti Airtel was quoting at Rs 377.10, up Rs 14.25, or 3.93 per cent. Suzlon Energy was quoting at Rs 960, up Rs 84.90, or 9.70 per cent.
Refinery major HPCL was trading at Rs 240.15 down 1.96 per cent from its previous close of Rs 244.95.
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