The Sensex rose 21.31 points to close at 21,101.03, and the
Nifty advanced 10.25 points to 6,284.50 while the BSE Midcap and Smallcap
indices jumped 1.2 percent each. Advancing shares outnumbered declining ones by
a ratio of 1581 to 911 on the BSE.
Capital goods, metals, oil and gas, banks and realty stocks
saw buying interest whereas technology stocks were under pressure.
BSE Realty Index gained the most, up 3 percent. DLF shares
rallied over 4 percent
Aluminium major Hindalco Industries was the leading gainer
in the Sensex, rising 3.7 percent followed by state-run BHEL with a 2 percent
upmove while Jindal Steel and Power was the top gainer in the Nifty, surging
5.5 percent.
Reliance Industries and ONGC advanced further after
Cabinet’s gas price hike nod, gaining 0.2 percent and 1.5 percent,
respectively.
Cigarette major ITC jumped over a percent while ICICI Bank ,
and Larsen and Toubro rose over 0.5 percent.
Private sector lender Axis Bank gained more than a percent
as the stock included in the Sensex today.
Infosys shares lost 2.35 percent to Rs 3,468.65
BSE Top Gainers Today:
Hindalco, BHEL, Hero Motocorp, ONGC, Tata Steel, ITC, Axis Bank, Cipla, ICICI Bank, Larsen, GAIL, NTPC, Wipro, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Sesa Sterlite, SBI, Dr Reddys Labs, Reliance, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank
BSE Top Losers Today:
Infosys, Tata Power, HDFC, TCS, M&M, HUL, Maruti Suzuki, Coal India, Sun Pharma
NSE Top Gainers Today:
Jindal Steel, PNB, DLF, Hindalco, Grasim, Jaiprakash Asso, BHEL, Hero Motocorp, NMDC,
ONGC, IndusInd Bank, IDFC, ITC, UltraTechCement, Tata Steel, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank,
Bank of Baroda, BPCL, Cipla, Bajaj Auto, Larsen, ACC, NTPC, Wipro, Tata Motors, GAIL,
Sesa Sterlite, SBI, Power Grid Corp, HCL Tech, Reliance, Bharti Airtel, Ranbaxy Labs,
Dr Reddys Labs
NSE Top Losers Today:
Infosys, Tata Power, HDFC, Lupin, Cairn India, HUL, Asian Paints, TCS, Sun Pharma,
M&M, Maruti Suzuki, Ambuja Cements, Coal India, Kotak Mahindra, HDFC Bank
