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Thursday, August 07, 2008 (17:06:48) |
| Tags : Sensex, Nifty, BSE, NSE |
BSE closes with marginal gain, up 43 points |
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| Mumbai: Indian equity markets ended on a cautious note today with a marginal gain, ahead of the weekly inflation data. Auto and banking shares were in demand while capital goods and select metal stocks were under selling pressure.
The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened at 15,031.86 points, touched a high of 15,280.06 before closing at 15,117.25. It went up by 43.71 points or 0.29 per cent compared to its closing figure on Wednesday. The S&P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 4,515.25 points, closed at 4,523.85. It went up by 6.30 points or 0.14 per cent from its previous close.
The BSE Midcap index, which closed at 5,881.60 points, went up by 26.18 points or 0.45 per cent. The BSE Smallcap index, which closed at 7,166.99 points, went up by 22.86 points or 0.32 per cent. The market breadth was positive. On BSE, 1,406 shares advanced, 1,284 declined and 95 maintained status quo.
Top gainers of the day included Sterlite Industries at Rs 587.95 up 4.43 per cent, Tata Motors at Rs 426.70 up 4.10 per cent and HDFC at Rs 2,395.80 up 3.37 per cent. Top losers of the day included BHEL at Rs 1,827.25 down 2.28 per cent, Bharti Airtel at Rs 869.70 down 2.25 per cent and Reliance Communication at Rs 446.50 down 1.78 per cent. (IANS) |
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