Sensex rises 72 points; tech and reality scrips gain (Lead)
December 7th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed 72 points higher, led by good buying support in technology and realty stocks.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,830.04 points, ended the day at 16,877.06 points, up 0.43 percent or 71.73 points up from its previous close at 16,805.33 points.
The Sensex had touched a high of 17,003.71 points and a low of 16,781.62 points intra-day.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange closed 0.47 percent higher at 5,062.60 points.
Good buying was seen in technology, realty and consumer goods stocks. Wipro surged 3.31 percent at Rs.403.75. Infosys closed 1.95 percent higher at Rs.2752.80.
IT index of the BSE advanced 1.43 percent at 5,808.75 points. Realty index rose 0.77 percent and consumer goods index index closed 0.78 percent higher.
At the broader markets, the BSE midcap and smallcap indices closed 0.20 percent higher.
Among the prominent Sensex gainers were Jaiprakash Associates, up 1.89 percent at Rs.70.25; HDFC, up 1.82 percent at Rs.673.70; ONGC, up 1.64 percent at Rs.273.00; Sterlite Inds, up 1.58 percent at Rs.109.55; and SBI, up 1.47 percent at Rs.1936.70.
Major losers included Bharti Airtel, down 3.33 percent at Rs.377.30; NTPC, down 3.21 percent at Rs.170.25; Sun Pharma, down 2.58 percent at Rs.510.95; and Coal India, down 2.44 percent at Rs.324.45.
Most other Asian markets also advanced. Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.71 percent at 8,722.17 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed 1.58 percent up at 19,240.58 points and China’s Shanghai Composite index rose 0.47 percent at 2,528.23 points.
European markets were mixed. Britain’s FTSE 100 was trading marginally in the red, while German DAX was 0.24 percent higher and French CAC 40 was trading 0.51 percent higher.
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