Finance
By: Shree1news, 15 NOV 2021
The Indian equity benchmarks ended on a flat observe on Monday as profits in ITC, Kotak Mahindra bank, Tata Consultancy services, power Grid and Asian Paints was offset with losses in Tata steel, Reliance Industries, ICICI bank, state bank of India and Larsen & Toubro. The benchmarks staged an opening opening with Sensex growing as much as 350 points and Nifty moving above its important psychological stage of 18,200. however, profit booking at higher levels led to the benchmarks coming off intraday highs, analysts said.
The Sensex ended 32 points or 0.05 per cent higher at 60,719 and Nifty 50 index advanced 7 points to settle at 18,109.
8 of 15 zone gauges compiled through the national stock exchange ended better led through the Nifty Healthcare index’s over 2 per cent gain. Nifty Pharma, FMCG, information technology and consumer durable indices also rose among 1.3-1.45 per cent.
On the other hand, Nifty PSU bank, metal, Media, bank and auto indices closed decrease.
Mid- and Small-cap shares ended mixed as Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 0.32 per cent while Nifty Smallcap 100 index declined 0.25 per cent.
Power Grid was top Nifty gainer, the stock rose 3.13 per cent to close at ₹ 188. ONGC, ITC, Cipla, UPL, Britannia Industries, Asian Paints, Divi’s Labs, Nestle India and Kotak Mahindra bank also rose between 1-2.5 per cent.
