The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday that opened flat with a positive bias, were trading in the green despite tracking weak Asian cues. At 9.50 am, the S&P BSE Sensex went up by 145 points to 65,773. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty was trading at 19,575, up 46 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Sun Pharma, Titan, ITC, L&T, Nestle, HUL were among the early gainers. On the downside, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Airtel, UltraCemco, HDFC Bank, Wipro emerged losers. Among specific stocks, YES Bank shares gained 2 per cent after the lender clarified and denied any role in settlement or negotiation after the sale of the loan portfolio to JC Flowers ARC. Zen Technologies shares were also up over 2.3 per cent as it bagged order worth Rs 123.3 crore from the Ministry of Defence.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose 0.5 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively.
Sectorally, the Nifty Metal and IT indices were in the negative zone, falling 0.5 per cent and 0.3 per cent, respectively. On the upside, the Nifty PSU Bank and Realty indices rose 0.9 per cent each.
In the previous session on Monday, the BSE Sensex ended 241 points higher at 65,628, while, the NSE Nifty closed at 19,529, up 94 points.
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