Samavat 2068: Nifty ends above 5200; Bharti, SBI lead

Indian equity benchmarks closed the mahurat trading session of Samavat 2068 with moderate gains, helped by capital goods, FMCG, metal and select banks stocks. But, the broader indices outperformed benchmarks quite nicely. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose just 33.97 points, to close at 17,288.83. The 50-share NSE Nifty closed above the 5,200 mark for the first time since August 5, which gained 10.20 points, to end at 5,201.80.

Heavyweights L&T, SBI and Bharti Airtel jumped 1-1.4%. ITC, HDFC Bank, HUL, BHEL, Cipla, Hero Motocorp, Coal India, Sterlite, Sun Pharma and Tata Motors gained 0.5-1%.

Hindalco has maintained its top position in the buying list, rising 2.2%.

However, the sell-off in technology and oil & gas stocks has limited the upside.

Reliance Industries and ONGC fell 0.2% each. TCS, Wipro and Infosys declined between 0.3% and 1.25%. ICICI Bank too lost 0.6%.

The broader indices like BSE Midcap and Smallcap ended 1% higher.

The stock market will be shut on Thursday, October 27 on the occasion of Diwali festival.

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