Benchmark Indian stock indices saw heavy buying today as both 30 component SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed up today by over 1 percent. NIFTY ended over 5400 mark today.
The 30 component large-cap Sensex closed at 18044.64, up 197.40 points. The 30-share index hit a high of 18072.61 in day trading today.
The broader index National Stock Exchange's Nifty closed at 5412.35, up 63.40 points today. Oil&gas, metals and auto sector stocks were major gainers today.
BSE Midcap Index closed up by 0.14 percent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.46 percent in green.
BSE's Sector wise updates for today:
BSE Oil&gas Index closed up 2.90 percent, BSE Metal Index moved 1.50 percent in green and BSE Auto Index advanced 1.49 percent. BSE IT Index was however down 0.19 percent due to weak showing by TechM and BSE FMCG Index closed 0.07 percent lower.
Market breadth remained positive on the National stock exchange with 1534 advances against 1291 declines.
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