Indian equities recovered today led by gains in healthcare, metals and capital goods. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index outperformed Sensex and Nifty. At 10.54 a.m., the Sensex was trading up 122.81 points or 0.66% at 18,831.79 with 23 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 41.45 points or 0.73% at 5,717.45 with 40 components gaining.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 87.27 points or 0.47% at 18,796.25, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a rise of 32.15 points or 0.57%, at 5,708.15.
Sensex Movers
ICICI Bank contributed rise of 21.35 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Larsen & Toubro (16.1 points), ITC (14.71 points), HDFC Bank (14.16 points) and Infosys (7.85 points).
However, Bharti Airtel contributed fall of 4.79 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Wipro (2.48 points), Bharat Heavy Electricals (1.3 points), NTPC (0.77 points) and Tata Consultancy Services (0.49 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Jindal Steel & Power (1.82%), Dr Reddy"s Laboratories (1.78%), Tata Power Company (1.72%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (1.57%), Tata Steel (1.56%), and Larsen & Toubro (1.55%).
On the other hand, Bajaj Auto (1.81%), Bharti Airtel (1.09%), Wipro (0.90%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (0.55%), GAIL (India) (0.28%), and NTPC (0.23%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The Midcap and Smallcap index rose 0.79% and 0.74% respectively.
Sectors in Limelight
The HC index was at 7,614.94, up by 98.93 points or by 1.32%. The major gainers were Biocon (2.9%), Cadila Healthcare (2.03%), Dr Reddy"s Laboratories (1.78%), Cipla (1.35%) and Divis Laboratories (0.98%).
The Consumer Durables index was at 7,133.36, up by 84.20 points or by 1.19%. The major gainers were Bajaj Electricals (4.71%), Blue Star (1.18%), Whirlpool Of India (0.98%), C.Mahendra Exports (0.54%) and Gitanjali Gems (0.43%).
The Metal index was at 10,620.94, up by 122.19 points or by 1.16%. The major gainers were Jindal Steel & Power (1.82%), Hindustan Zinc (1.4%), Coal India (0.67%), Hindalco Industries (0.5%) and Bhushan Steel (0.06%).
On the other hand, the TECk index was at 3,379.79, down by 2.59 points or by 0.08%. The major losers were Idea Cellular (2.95%), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (1.16%), Bharti Airtel (1.09%), HT Media (0.15%) and H C L Technologies (0.07%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was positive with 1,465 advances against 808 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
United Spirits topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 424.87 million. It was followed by State Bank Of India (Rs. 256.01 million), Shree Cement (Rs. 238.43 million) and DLF (Rs. 201.79 million).
The volume chart was led by Sujana Towers with trades of over 5.42 million shares. It was followed by JM Financial (3.94 million), IVRCL (3.54 million) and Eveready Industries (India) (1.79 million).
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