Taking Stock:Sensex rises 346 points, Nifty around 17100,mid, smallcaps outline.

Taking Stock:Sensex rises 346 points, Nifty around 17100,mid, smallcaps outline.

Ira Singh
29 Mar’23

In yet another volatile session on (March) monthly F&O expiry day, Indian equity markets managed to close with decent gains with Nifty rising above 17,100, and Sensex above 58,000, intraday.

Amid mixed global cues, market started on a positive note and extended the gains as the day progress. However, mid-session selling erased all the gains but final hour buying across the sectors help to end near the day’s high.

At close, the Sensex was up 346.37 points or 0.60% at 57,960.09, and the Nifty was up 129 points or 0.76% at 17,080.70About 2139 shares advanced, 1288 shares declined, and 110 shares unchanged.

*Stocks and shares*
Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, JSW Steel, Eicher Motors and HCL Technologies were among the biggest gainers on the Nifty, while losers were UPL, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Asian Paints.
Among sectors, auto, FMCG, PSU Bank, capital goods, realty and metal indices up 1-3 percent.

The BSE midcap and the smallcap indices added 1.5 percent each.