Nifty settles above 10,600-mark

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

Benchmark Nifty rose about 30 points to end above the 10,600-mark today, led by gains in RIL, L&T, and among positive global cues.

Energy, finance, private bank, realty, healthcare, banks and auto sectors saw buying interest.

However, profit booking was witnessed in metal, IT, media and counters, which capped the gains.

The Nifty ended at 10,614.35, showing a gain 29.65 points, or 0.28 per cent. It shuttled between 10,636.80 and 10,569.00 intra-day.

Asian shares settled mixed with a decline in tech shares and rising US bond yields weighing on investor sentiment.

Most European stocks were trading higher in early trade.

Sector-wise, Energy rose by 2.09 per cent, followed by Service 0.65 per cent, 0.58 per cent, Realty 0.40 per cent, Pharma 0.38 per cent, 0.33 per cent, Auto 0.22 per cent and FMCG 0.20 per cent.

On the other hand, IT fell by 1.99 per cent, 1.92 per cent, Media 1.68 per cent and 1 per cent.

Major index gainers were Reliance, Yes Bank, Bajaj Finance, and

Losers were Hindalco, Wipro, Infosys, and Vedanta.

A total of 1,020 scrips declined, 789 advanced, while 65 remained unchanged. Total securities that hit their price bands were 184.

Turnover in the cash segment fell to Rs 31,982.11 crore from Rs 32,294.16 crore yesterday.

A total of 14,600.01 lakh shares changed hands in 11,016,717 trades. The market capitalisation of listed firms on the stood at Rs 1,49,35,867 crore.

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First Published: Tue, April 24 2018. 18:50 IST