Mumbai: The markets celebrated Independence Day and closed strong near its day's high backed by buying seen in oil & gas, auto and FMCG stocks. The midcap and the smallcaps continued their northbound journey.
The Sensex closed at 11,312.99 up 121 points. The Nifty gained 39 points to close at 3313.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 5,701.06 up 104 points or 1.8 per cent.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 4,723.34 up 106 points or 2.3 per cent.
Most of the BSE sectoral indices closed in the positive terrain.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 1.98 per cent at 5,307.64. MRPL, BPCL, Kochi Refinery, IOC and HPCL closed higher.
The BSE Auto Index gained 1.74 per cent at 4,795.03. Sundaram-Clayto, Hind Motors, Bajaj Auto and MRF were among the top gainers.
The BSE FMCG Index was up 1.72 per cent at 1,951.46. Nestle, McDowell, Colgate, HLL and ITC closed in green.
The BSE Health Care Index was up by 1.38 per cent at 3,429.33. Biocon, Cipla, Wyeth, GlaxoSmithKline and Lupin closed higher.
The BSE Metal Index advanced by 1.12 per cent at 8,254.86. Welspun Guj, Hind Zinc, JindalStainless, Jindal Saw and Sesa Goa witnessed buying interest.
The BSE IT Index was up by 0.95 per cent at 4,178.77. Hexaware Tech, I-Flex Solution, Satyam, Moser Baer, Mphasis BFL and Wipro jumped.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 0.65 per cent at 7,534.33. HEG, Thermax, Gammon India, Alstom Projects, Praj Industries and KEC Infrastructure closed higher.
The BSE Consumer Durables Index gained 0.48 per cent at 2,979.94. Samtel Color, Su-Raj Diamonds, BPL and Blue Star were among gainers.
The BSE Bankex closed flat at 5,044.89. SBI, PNB and OBC moved upwards.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 5,322.69 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 15,632.39 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 2,836.81 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 23,791.89 crore.
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