MUMBAI, Nov 10: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Friday to close with marginal gains due to fag-end buying in power, utility and metal stocks amid weak global trends.
After remaining in the negative territory for most part of the session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 72.48 points or 0.11 per cent to settle at 64,904.68. During the day, it fell 251.25 points or 0.38 per cent to 64,580.95.
The Nifty went up by 30.05 points or 0.15 per cent to 19,425.35.
During the Samvat year 2079 ended on Friday, the BSE Sensex jumped 5,073.02 points or 8.47 per cent, while the Nifty climbed 1,694.6 points or 9.55 per cent.
During this period, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed surged over Rs 43.81 lakh crore to reach Rs 3,20,29,232.24 crore.
On a weekly basis, the BSE benchmark advanced 540.9 points or 0.84 per cent, and the Nifty rose 194.75 points or 1 per cent.
Among the Sensex firms, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, ITC, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank and Power Grid were the major gainers.
On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Titan and IndusInd Bank were among the laggards.
“The benchmark index is taking cues from the global market as the US central bank is not confident that headline inflation is under control and bond yields are mounting higher. Despite these concerns, the market has displayed strong resistance, anticipating that India’s October inflation will be manageable and upside revision is expected for Q1 FY24 GDP growth,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.
In the broader market, the BSE smallcap gauge climbed 0.38 per cent, and the midcap index advanced 0.33 per cent.
Among the indices, utilities jumped 0.95 per cent, power climbed 0.92 per cent, metal (0.67 per cent), commodities (0.35 per cent) and capital goods (0.37 per cent).
Consumer Discretionary, IT, telecommunication, auto and tech were among the losers.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong settled lower.
European markets were quoting in the negative territory. The US markets ended lower on Thursday.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,712.33 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data.
“Selective buying helped markets end marginally higher despite other Asian and European counterparts struggling on the back of selling pressure. Foreign fund outflows from the domestic market have been of concern,” said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.94 per cent to USD 80.76 a barrel.
The BSE benchmark declined 143.41 points or 0.22 per cent to settle at 64,832.2 Thursday. The Nifty dipped 48.20 points or 0.25 per cent to 19,395.30.
Stock exchanges will conduct a one-hour special the muhurat trading session on the occasion of Diwali on November 12.
The symbolic trading session will be held between 6 pm and 7.15 pm. This includes a 15-minute pre-market session. (PTI)
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