Sensex closes at 2009 high
India Infoline News Service / Mumbai Jul 31, 2009 15:54
Sensex advanced 282 points or 1.8% at 15,670 while, Nifty advanced 65 points or 1.4% to shut shop at 4,636.
The BSE Sensex advanced 282 points or 1.8% at 15,670 after touching a high of 15,733 and a low of 14,449. The index opened at 15,449 against the previous close of 15,387. The NSE Nifty advanced 65 points or 1.4% to shut shop at 4,636.
In Asia, the Nikkei in Japan ended up by 1.9% at 10,356, while Australia's S&P/ASX ended higher by 1.2% at 4,244. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained by 1.7% to end at 20,573. Shanghai index in China gained 2.5% to end at 3,412. In Europe, stocks were mixed. The FTSE in the UK was down 0.2%. The DAX was down 0.5% and the CAC 40 was down 0.3%. Coming back to India, among the BSE sectoral indices, the FMCG index was the top gainer, gaining 3.1%, followed by the Oil & Gas index that was up 2.6%. The BSE Bankex index up 2% and the BSE IT index was up 1.8%.
The BSE Mid-Cap index gained 1.1% and the BSE Small-Cap index ended flat. Within the Sensex, the major gainers were Hindalco, Tata Motors, ONGC, SBI, HUL, Reliance Industries, ITC and Sterlite Industries. Among the major losers were Bharti, RCom, Hero Honda, DLF and NTPC. Outside the frontline indices, the top gainers included Bharat Forge, Max India, Mundra Port, Nestle and Bajaj Holdings.
Among the big loser in the broader market were CESC, Ackruti, LITL, Divis Lab, Chambal Fert, GMDC and HCL Tech.