RIL, HDFC twins propel Sensex up 330 pts on F&O expiry day; Nifty at 11,946

Benchmark indices on Thursday resumed their record closing run after one-day drop on the back of gains made in index heavyweights Reliance Industries and HDFC twins on the expiry day of May series Futures & Options (F&O) contracts.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index closed 330 points, or 0.84 per cent, higher, at 39,832 levels, with NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, TCS, and YES Bank leading the list of gainers. Out of the 30 BSE constituents, 21 ended the day in the green.

The broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,946 levels, with a gain of 85 points, or 0.71 per cent. The market breadth was in favour of buyers. About 877 stocks advanced and 872 shares declined on the NSE.
The Nifty sectoral indices traded mixed in the day. Nifty Fin Service Index was the top gainer among the indices, up 1.16 per cent, while Nifty Auto index took the deepest cut, down 0.56 per cent.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index rose 60 points, or 0.40 per cent, to settle at 15,061, while the S&P BSE SmallCap index finished the day 30 points, or 0.2 per cent, higher at 14,964 levels.
 

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