Mumabi: It was a quiet day for the Indian equity. The Nifty held above 5600 led by IT, metal and FMCG stocks. The Sensex closed up 30.44 points or 0.16 per cent at 18537.01, and the Nifty was up 4.30 points or 0.08 per cent at 5630.90.
About 1576 shares advanced, 1183 shares declined, and 706 shares remained unchanged. The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The BSE midcap and smallcap was up nearly 1 per cent each.
Top gainers on the Sensex were Wipro at Rs 375.80 up 2.50 per cent, Sterlite Ind at Rs 98.45 up 2.23 per cent, Tata Steel at Rs 371.50 up 1.96 per cent, Infosys at Rs 2,416.60 up 1.71 per cent and Bharti Airtel at Rs 310.35 up 1.62 per cent.
However, top losers on the Sensex were M&M at Rs 922 down 3.37 per cent, BHEL at Rs 221.50 down 1.4 per cent, Sun Pharma at Rs 696.20 down 1.3 per cent, HDFC Bank at Rs 662.35 down 1.07 per cent and GAIL at Rs 337.25 down 0.81 per cent.
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