Mumbai, Sep 9 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets ended 59 points higher Wednesday than its last closing figure. It had traded on a volatile note all day, though within a tight range.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,111.09 points, closed at 16,183.55 points, up 59.88 points or 0.37 percent higher than Tuesday’s close.
The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended at 4,814.25 points, up 0.19 percent.
Broader market indices ended flat, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.05 percent lower and the BSE smallcap index up 0.06 percent.
The market breadth was positive, with 2,243 stocks advancing, 589 declining and 53 remaining unchanged.
Among the gainers were Reliance Industries, up 4.54 percent at Rs.2,169.35; Hindalco, up 4.14 percent at Rs.119.60; Jaiprakash Associates, up 1.88 percent at Rs.237.95, and HDFC, up 1.32 percent at Rs.2,528.10.
Among the losers were DLF, down 3.51 percent at Rs.420.40; Bharti Airtel, down 3.36 percent at Rs.409.85; Hero Honda, down 2.44 percent at Rs.1,627.85, and Wipro, down 1.75 percent at Rs.542.25.
According to data with the regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign institutional investors bought shares worth $241.4 million Wednesday.
Other important Asian markets were trading mixed.
The Nikkei, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed 81.09 points or 0.78 percent lower at 10,312.14 points.
At the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the benchmark SSE Composite was ruling 0.54 percent up at 2,946.26 points.
The primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hang Seng, was in the red at 20,851.04 points, down 218.77 points or 1.04 percent.
European exchanges, which opened weak, were ruling in the positive terrain.
In Britain, the FTSE 100 index was ruling 0.49 percent higher at 4,971.35 points, while its French peer, the CAC 40, was up 0.32 percent at 3,672.6 points.
Germany’s DAX was ruling in the positive at 5,509.08 points, up 0.5 percent.
