The broader markets underperformed the benchmarks by a wide margin. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ended with meagre gains of 0.05 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.
The gains came even as India's manufacturing activity lost some momentum in December, with the Manufacturing PMI easing to a three-month low of 55.5
The Nifty gained 150 points, and was up 24.1 per cent for the year; Textile shares logged smart gains today after the GST Council deferred rate hike; Debutant CMS Info Systems witnessed a late rally
The broader indices ended on a mixed note; among sectors, the IT index was up a per cent, while the energy, oil & gas and metal indices declined over a per cent each
The BSE Midcap and the Smallcap indices were up 0.1 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively. The overall breadth also was fairly positive, with 2,043 advanced shares v/s 1,334 declining stocks.
The BSE Midcap index and Smallcap indices also finished with smart gains of 1 per cent and 1.5 per cent, respectively.
Debutant HP Adhesives ended with a 22.20 per cent premium at Rs 335 over its issue price of Rs 274 per share; Overall market breadth was also positive
KP Energy was trading higher for the fifth straight day, surging 41 per cent during the same period.
Energy, auto, healthcare and banking shares were the major losers, while IT shares managed to buck the trend.
The broader markets also finished with significant gains with the BSE Midcap & Smallcap indices up 1 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. IT, financials and energy shares were the top gainers.
Buying was seen across the board; Micap and Smallcap indices finished with gains of 1.5 per cent each, overall breadth too was extremely positive
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up around 1.5 per cent each. Metal, IT, Consumer Durables indices logged smart gains
The NSE index has now declined nearly 11 per cent from its all-time in the last two months; Midcap and Smallcap indices were down over 3 per cent each
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 2.4 per cent and 2.1 per cent, respectively. Declining stocks outpaced advancing shares in more than 2:1 ratio
The broader markets however finished in red, the breadth too was negative
The broader markets also weakened towards the end of the trading session; Sun Pharma, however, gained nearly 3 per cent.
Reliance, Bharti Airtel and financial shares were the other major losers; Data Patterns IPO gets 2.5 times subscripton as of 03:15 PM on day 1 of the offer
The BSE Midcap index was down 0.5 per cent, while the Smallcap index was up 0.2 per cent
The broader markets outperformed, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.3 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively
The broader markets logged smart gains for the third straight trading session; Advancing shares outnumbered declining stocks in nearly 2:1 ratio on the BSE