Late buying lifts key indices
Auto, IT and tech shares in focus amid weak global trends; 1-hour Diwali muhurat trading session on Nov 12
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LACKLUSTER SESSION
- BSE Sensex climbed 72.48 pts or 0.11% to 64,904.68
- During the day, Sensex fell 251.25 pts or 0.38% to 64,580.95
- Nifty went up by 30.05 pts or 0.15% to 19,425.35
- NTPC, Tech M, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, ITC, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank and Power Grid were gainers
- M&M, HCL Tech, Titan and IndusInd Bank among laggards
- FIIs offloaded equities worth Rs1,712.33 cr
- Diwali muhurat trading during 6-7:15 pm on Sunday
- Muhurat trading includes a 15-minute pre-market session
Mumbai: 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.
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. In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong settled lower.
