BSE Sensex, which opened at 29,143.63 points, closed at 29,122.27 points, down 60.68 points or 0.21 percent from the previous day’s close at 29,182.95 points. The BSE Sensex touched a high of 29,268.13 points and a low of 28,958.52 points in intra-day trade. The S&P BSE capital goods index surged by 213.44 points, IT index gained by 111.51 points, consumer durables index moved up by 100.35 points and auto index rose by 91.64 points. However, FMCG index dropped by 146.22 points and oil and gas index dipped by 55.19 points.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed trading 11.50 points or 0.13 percent down at 8,797.40 points. The major Sensex gainers were: UPL Limited, up 6.88 percent at Rs.393.30; HCL Tech, up 5.54 percent at Rs.1,893.45; Siemens, up 5.32 percent at Rs.1,095.20; and Axis Bank, up 4.82 percent at Rs.617.05.
The losers were: Asian Paints, down 5.75 percent at Rs.808.15; United Spirits, down 5.60 percent at Rs.3,261.65; Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, down 3.63 percent at Rs.631.80; and Bharti Airtel, down 3.54 percent at Rs.359.55. Among the Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei dropped by 0.66 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.09 percent down and China’s Shanghai Composite Index plunged by 2.53 percent.
In Europe, London’s FTSE 100 was down by 0.11 percent and France’s CAC 40 slipped by 0.27 percent, while Germany’s DAX Index gained 0.13 percent. (IANS)