The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday logged their third-straight gains as pharma, FMCG, and select IT stocks settled higher. The S&P BSE Sensex, which slipped over 200 points to touch a low of 65,601, rebounded and hit a high of 65,832, and eventually closed 152 points up at 65,780. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty touched a high of 19,587, and settled with a gain of 46 points at 19,575.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Sun Pharma gained 2 per cent, followed by Titan, ITC, Bajaj Finance, Nestle, Infosys. On the downside, UltraTech Cement, Maruti, HDFC Bank, NTPC, Wipro, SBI were among the main losers.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap index rose 1 per cent and Smallcap index gained 0.6 per cent.
Sectorwise, banks were down marginally, while other sectors ended in the green with healthcare and realty added 1.3 per cent each. Energy and Realty indices rose around a per cent each.
Ratnaveer Precision Engineering IPO was subscribed 18 times as of 03:30 pm on Day 2 of the offer period. Retail portion saw bids in multiples of 20.7 times, while demand from HNIs mounted to 35.3 times.
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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