The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Wednesday were trading flat, tracking mixed global sentiments. At 9.40 am, the BSE Sensex marginally gained 20 points to 65,240. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 was trading 19,405, 9 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Tata Steel, Axis Bank, JSW Steel, HUL, Infosys, TCS were among the early gainers. On the downside, JioFin, Sun Pharma, Airtel, ITC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj twins, Kotak Banks emerged losers. Among specific stocks, Shares of Jio Financial hit 5 per cent lower circuit on the BSE for the third consecutive day post listing on exchanges. BEML stock rallied 4.7 per cent to hit 52-week high of Rs 2,183 per share on the BSE after it bagged an order worth Rs 101 crore from Ministry of Defence for supply of command post vehicles.
In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices rose 0.4 per cent each.
Sectorwise, apart from Bank Nifty, all other sectoral indices traded in positive zone. Nifty metal index up 1 per cent and capital goods index rose 0.5 per cent, while Nifty Realty indices gained 0.7 per cent.
In the previous session on Tuesday, the S&P BSE Sensex ended on a flat at 65,220, up 4 points, while the NSE Nifty50 closed at 19,396, rising 3 points.
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