21-Aug-2024 06:48 PM
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Mumbai, Aug 21 (Reporter) Key stock market indices advanced further mainly due to buying in the fag end of the trading hours with the BSE Sensex gaining 102.44 points and NSE Nifty rising over 71 points amid mixed global cues.
The BSE Sensex closed at 80,905.30 while the NSE Nifty ended the day at 24,770.20.
See saw trend was witnessed during the day, as the Sensex opened down 135 points. It further fell in intra-day to touch day’s low of 80,626.38, down 176 points. In the last hour of the trading it erased earlier early losses, and ended in green at 80,905.30, up 102.44 points from its last close.
The stocks that kept the market firm were Consumer Durable by 1.56 per cent, FMCG by 1.33 per cent, Health care by 0.94 per cent and Metal by 0.73 per cent.
The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities in the cash segment to the tune of Rs 1458 crore while the Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought worth Rs 2252 crore in the last trading session yesterday, according to data available.
The Mid cap rose 0.43 per cent and Small cap by 0.87 per cent.
In 30-scrips BSE Sensex, shares of 19 companies advanced further as they ended in green while those of 11 companies declined and ended in red.
The gainers were Titan by 2.46 per cent to Rs 3560, Asian Paints by 1.53 per cent to Rs 3149, ITC by 1.42 per cent to Rs 505.95, Hind Unilever by 1.35 per cent to Rs 2787.80 and Nestle India Ltd by 1.30 per cent to Rs 2551.30.
The losers included Ultrasemco by 1.51 per cent to Rs 11216.50, Tata Steel by 1.36 per cent to Rs 152, Tech Mahindra by 1.21 per cent to Rs 1608.70 and Powergrid by 0.91 per cent to Rs 337.45.
Asian Market witnessed a mixed trend as Strait Times was up 0.10 per cent and Kospi by 0.17 per cent. While, Hang Seng fell by 0.69 per cent and Taiwan Weighted by 0.86 per cent...////...