It was a good day for Indian stock indices today as both Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed in green, Indian Inc. also saw $7.2 billion deal between Reliance Industries and British Petroleum.
National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 5518.60, up 59.65 points. The broader index touched a low of 5413.10 in intraday trading.
Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 18438.31, up 226.79 points. The large-cap index touched a high of 18457.49 intraday trading.
Sector wise performance of BSE today:
BSE Midcap Index was down 0.04 percent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.09 percent lower. BSE IT Index was up 2.74 percent, BSE Oil&gas Index moved 1.81 percent in green and BSE Metal Index moved up 1.31 percent. BSE Auto Index was down 1.18 percent.