Mumbai: It was a big day for the markets as it closed in the positive for the fourth straight session amid volatility. It was the first instance of 4 straight sessions of gain for Sensex ever. On the F&O expiry day the Sensex gained 124 points and Nifty was up 46 points.
About 1,422 shares advanced, 934 shares declined, and 78 shares were unchanged.
The corporate results also propelled the markets, in the pharma space, after Ranbaxy Dr Reddy's came out with stellar set of numbers way beyond street expectations.
Banking sectors gave some positive surprises with IOB and Syndicate Bank. Maruti Udyog came also out with strong set of numbers.
The Sensex closed with gains of 124 points at 10,741.59 and the Nifty gained 46 points at 3156.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 5,029.36, up 61 points.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 4,228.79, up 47 points.
The rally was seen in indices across sectors. All the BSE sectoral indices closed in the green. Capital goods stocks led the rally followed by consumer durables and auto stocks.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 2.8 per cent at 6,876.82. Alstom Projects, BHEL, Bharat Elec and BEML closed higher.
The BSE Consumer Durables Index gained 2.2 per cent at 2,663.67. Titan Industries, BPL, Su-Raj Diamonds and Samtel Color Industries were up.
The BSE Auto Index added 1.9 per cent at 4,448.55. Cummins, MRF, MICO and Tube Investment closed in positive terrain.
The BSE Bankex was up 0.9 per cent at 4,652.32. Bank of India, IOB, Oriental Bank and PNB were among the gainers.
The BSE IT Index was up by 0.8 per cent at 3,951.95 moved up. I-Flex Solution, Wipro, Moser Baer and Mphasis BFL jumped.
The BSE Health Care Index was up by 0.6 per cent at 3,183.82. Ipca Labs, Dr Reddys Labs, Sun Pharma and Orchid Chemical were among the major gainers.
The BSE Metal Index advanced by 0.4 per cent at 7,819.00. Welspun Guj, JindalStainless, Hindalco and SAIL witnessed buying interest.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index rose 0.35 per cent at 5,127.85. ONGC, MRPL, Chennai Petro, Petronet LNG advanced higher.
The BSE FMCG Index was flat at 1,907.41. Tata Tea, McDowell, HLL and Britannia closed in green.
Markets Today
- 1st instance of 4 straight sessions of 100-point gain for Sensex ever
- Markets witnesses volatile session on the expiry day
- Sensex gains 1.17% or 124.32 at 10741.59
- Nifty gains 1.48% or 46 points at 3156.15
- All BSE Sectoral Indices end in the green
- BSE Capital Goods Index up 2.7%; BHEL up 5%, BEML up 4.2%
- BSE Auto Index up 1.86%, Maruti up 2.2%, Q1 results above street expectations
- CNX Mid Cap Index up 1.08%; led by strong result
- Cummins India up 12%, Alstrom Project up 10.23%
- BSE Small Cap Index up 1.23% at 5029.36
- Allsec Technologies up 14.3%, Carlyle to pick 20% stake
- NSE Advance Decline ratio at 5:3
- Total market turnover at Rs 45824.55 cr Vs Rs 39773.24 cr
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 7902.37 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 35036.49 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 2885.69 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 45824.55 crore.
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