Metal | Realty | Auto stocks boosts SENSEX | NIFTY

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Indian Stock markets closed up today as the Metals, realty, Auto stocks gained and boosted the Indian markets. Pharma stocks however closed down as Fortis bid plans for Parkway failed.

The 30 stock benchmark index Sensex ended at 17977.23 up by over 0.5 per cent read full. The index touched intraday high of 18012.20 and low of 17873.92.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 5399.35, up 31.35 points or 0.58 per cent. The index touched a high of 5409.10 and low of 5368.85 in trade so far.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.49 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.36 per cent higher.

BSE Metal Index moved up 3.16 per cent, BSE Realty Index advanced 0.98 per cent and BSE Auto Index was up 0.83 per cent. BSE Healthcare Index declined 0.27 per cent. BSE sectoral closing.

Market breadth was positive on the NSE with 1681 advances against 1479 declines.

BSE Sectoral indices performance report

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Most of the sectoral indices of the Bombay Stock exchange closed up as the market sentiments looked promising.

You can check SENSEX Components closing for the day (SENSEX closing)

For 6 months historical prices of SENSEX (reqd for markets analysis and trends) click here

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,977.23	99.09(0.55%)
AUTO INDEX	8,327.60	68.52 (0.83%)
BANKEX	11,379.49	4.91(0.04%)
BSE - 100	9,600.24	53.42(0.56%)
BSE - 200	2,290.76	11.86 (0.52%)
BSE - 500	7,234.34	37.18(0.52%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,151.00	102.53(0.68%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,173.41	37.60(0.73%)
BSE - FMCG	3,174.78	1.56(0.05%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,644.18	15.03(0.27%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,464.11	33.88(0.62%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,426.46	36.25(0.49%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,485.06	57.69(0.61%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,465.84	33.66(0.36%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,390.23	11.81(0.35%)
METAL INDEX	15,430.64	473.32 (3.16%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,522.33	74.43 (0.71%)

SENSEX smiles and closes up by 100 points

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The 30 share benchmark index closed up by nearly 100 points and market breadth was also positive for the day. The SENSEX components prices at closing today were recorded as follows:

P.S - The green color of the table shows that SENSEX closed up.

SENSEX	21 Jul 17:31
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	824.75	15.70	1.94	15,500.35	0.57
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	295.00	-2.00	-0.67	112,027.14	4.09
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,406.60	-8.10	-0.34	117,807.88	4.30
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	325.20	-1.80	-0.55	26,111.00	0.95
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	323.15	1.65	0.51	54,851.19	2.00
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,970.40	-42.55	-1.41	86,424.18	3.16
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,033.55	-10.95	-0.54	93,480.40	3.42
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,943.85	-9.75	-0.50	38,816.25	1.42
Hindalco	Aluminium	156.25	3.55	2.32	29,898.07	1.09
HUL	Personal Care	261.75	-0.60	-0.23	57,115.95	2.09
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	902.80	13.40	1.51	100,648.23	3.68
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,765.55	7.95	0.29	158,715.22	5.80
ITC	Cigarettes	292.80	1.35	0.46	111,944.12	4.09
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	128.35	1.35	1.06	27,269.69	1.00
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	636.05	15.60	2.51	59,403.45	2.17
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,915.15	12.95	0.68	115,515.55	4.22
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	616.90	14.85	2.47	35,683.62	1.30
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,363.90	1.75	0.13	39,404.44	1.44
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	202.65	-0.45	-0.22	167,094.34	6.11
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,269.25	9.40	0.75	271,476.40	9.92
Reliance	Refineries	1,058.25	5.35	0.51	346,087.37	12.65
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	188.05	-0.30	-0.16	38,814.03	1.42
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,139.55	-2.55	-0.22	27,904.19	1.02
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,437.15	-11.30	-0.46	154,730.63	5.65
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	173.30	7.20	4.33	58,256.56	2.13
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	820.95	8.45	1.04	46,843.41	1.71
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,335.20	7.00	0.53	31,685.26	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	529.95	20.45	4.01	47,028.29	1.72
TCS	Computers - Software	840.10	12.70	1.53	164,426.14	6.01
Wipro	Computers - Software	415.15	7.45	1.83	101,587.98	3.71

Pharma, Auto, bank stocks drag SENSEX down -20/7

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Indian stock markets witnessed a lackluster day today as there was not much at the Dalal Street.
At the end of the day, SENSEX closed down by little over 50 pts and Nifty too closed down. Major decline were in Pharma stocks, Auto stocks and banking stocks.

The details about today's trading are as follows:

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17856.75, down 71.67 points. The index touched intraday high of 18040.17 and low of 17848.07.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at day’s low of 5353.65, down 32.80 points. The index touched a high of 5416.45 in today’s trade.

Coming to Sectoral Indices (read full post here)

SENSEX Components closing prices for today can be seen here - SENSEX companies stocks updates

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.47 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.43 per cent lower.

BSE Healthcare Index declined 0.92 per cent and BSE Auto Index slipped 0.88 per cent higher and BSE Bankex was 0.55 per cent lower. BSE Realty Index moved up.

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BSE sectoral Indices live at closing

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Following are the BSE's sectoral indices updates at closing today. Indian markets witnessed a lackluster day even today.

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,878.14	50.28(0.28%)
AUTO INDEX	8,259.08	57.59 (0.69%)
BANKEX	11,374.58	49.66(0.43%)
BSE - 100	9,546.82	31.30(0.33%)
BSE - 200	2,278.90	7.53 (0.33%)
BSE - 500	7,197.16	24.12(0.33%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,048.47	5.64(0.04%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,135.81	11.97(0.23%)
BSE - FMCG	3,173.22	6.38(0.20%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,659.21	51.11(0.90%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,430.23	12.48(0.23%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,390.21	22.20(0.30%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,427.37	32.56(0.34%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,432.18	24.25(0.26%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,378.42	11.74(0.35%)
METAL INDEX	14,957.32	29.60 (0.20%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,447.90	39.13 (0.37%)