Markets manage to end in green

New Delhi: The benchmark BSE Sensex on Thursday rose by 95.32 points and manage to close in green on funds buying and short-covering by speculators.

It was yet another day of sluggish trade wherein the markets opened on a flat note and proceeded to trade rangebound amid extreme volatility.

It was a quite day despite being F&O expiry date but gained some momentum during the late trade due to buying interest seen in the FMCG, Capital goods and IT stocks, however the banking, auto and metal stocks remained under pressure through the day and consequently managed to shut shop in green after three consecutive decline.

At the close, the Sensex was up 95.32 points or 0.74 per cent at 12979.66, and the Nifty up 37.00 points or 0.98 per cent at 3798.1.

About 1547 shares have advanced, 918 shares declined, and 69 shares are unchanged.

BSE Midcap closed in green, up 22.59 points or 0.43 per cent at 5,319.17 and Smallcap was up 65.34 points or 1.04 per cent at 6,377.79.

BSE Auto index ended in red, was down 16.27 points or 0.34 per cent at 4,803.59.

BSE Bankex closed down 27.60 or 0.42 per cent at 6,507.65.

BSE Metal index ended down 28.29 points or 0.34 per cent at 8,346.06.

BSE Capital Goods index was up 108.51 points or 1.22 per cent at 9,000.14.

BSE FMCG index ended up 34.97 points or 2.08 per cent at 1,712.21.

BSE Pharma index closed up 35.53 point or 1 per cent at 3,581.82.

BSE IT index was up 43.23 points or 0.89 per cent at 4,875.08.

BSE Oil & Gas index ended up 27.39 points or 0.43 per cent at 6,391.51.