New Delhi: The markets took a breather and consolidated in Tuesday's trading session. They were ranged and ended flat after Monday's rally. However, selective buying was seen in midcap stocks. Most of the BSE sector indices closed flat.
Banking and IT indices closed in negative terrain. Selective buying was seen in capital goods, pharma and FMCG stocks. Telecom majors Reliance Communication and VSNL were among the top gainers. HDFC, ACC and Zee Entertainment also closed in green. Bajaj Auto, Guj Ambuja Cem and SBI were among the major losers.
Sensex closed up 35.12 points or 0.24 per cent at 14453.72, and the Nifty up 17.20 points or 0.40 per cent at 4278.1.
About 1084 shares have advanced, 1430 shares declined, and 89 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 7,286.77 down 0.1 per cent. The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,144.88 gained 0.25 per cent.
The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.5 per cent at 1,920.35. United Spirits, Tata Tea, Britannia, Dabur India closed in green. The BSE Metal Index was up 0.4 per cent to close at 10,531.15. JindalStainless, Guj NRE Coke, JSW Steel, Hind Zinc were among the losers.
The BSE Health Care Index was up 0.4 per cent at 3,777.16. Glenmark, Sun Pharma, Divis Labs, Novartis India, Aventis Pharma closed lower.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 0.6 per cent at 9,934.06. Thermax, KEC Infrastruct, HEG, SKF India, ABB ended higher. The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,890.22 up 0.07 per cent. Sundaram-Clayto, TVS Motor, Sundram, Exide Industrie among the gainers.
The BSE IT Index closed at 4,849.51 down 0.4 per cent. Patni, Satyam, i-flex, Mphasis ended weak.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 11358.83 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 33440.2 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 5270.18 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 50069.21 crore.
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