Markers start Samvat 2076 on positive note |
Indian stock market began the Samvat 2076 on a positive note as equity barometer Sensex and Nifty logged healthy gains on Muhurat trading on October 27. The Sensex closed 192 points, or 0.49 percent higher at 39,250.20 with 19 stocks in the green, while the Nifty closed 43 points, or 0.37 percent, up at 11,627. Tata Motors, Yes Bank, Vedanta, Infosys and Mahindra & Mahindra settled as the top gainers in the Sensex, but Maruti, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies and TCS ended as the top losers. Secondary indices BSE Midcap and Smallcap outperformed the benchmark, closing with gains of 0.69 percent and 1.20 percent, respectively. Among the sectoral barometers, barring BSE Telecom (down 0.78 percent) and Consumer Durables (down 0.14 percent) all logged gains, with Industrials (up 1.60 percent) and Auto (up 1.46) surging significantly. Muhurat trading is a tradition which is practised every year for an hour on Diwali. Both the BSE and the NSE are open for a one-hour session when traders and brokers mostly make token buys.
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