Benchmark indices end with marginal gains, Nifty around 24,350 level
At close, the Sensex was up 259.75 points or 0.32 per cent at 80,501.99, and the Nifty was up 12.50 points or 0.05 per cent at 24,346.70.
At close, the Sensex was up 259.75 points or 0.32 per cent at 80,501.99, and the Nifty was up 12.50 points or 0.05 per cent at 24,346.70.
At close, the Sensex slipped 0.06%, or 46.14 points, to settle at 80,242.24, while the Nifty edged lower by 0.01%, or 1.75 points, to end at 24,334.20.
At close, the Sensex rose 70.01 points or 0.09% to 80,288.38, while the Nifty edged up 7.45 points or 0.03% to settle at 24,335.95.
The domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Tuesday amid positive cues from global markets, as buying was seen in the PSU bank, auto and IT sectors in the early trade.
At close, Sensex was up 1,005.84 points or 1.27% at 80,218.37 while Nifty was up 289.15 points or 1.20% at 24,328.50.
At the time of writing this report, Sensex traded at 61,519.68 points, up 100.72 points or 0.16 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 18,275.75 points, up 31.55 points or 0.17 per cent. On Tuesday, the markets started on a sluggish note, however, indices recovered to end with smart gains, mainly aided by a recovery in European markets.
Sensex traded at 61,235.72 points, up 90.88 points or 0.15 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 18,180.70 points, up 20.75 points or 0.11 per cent.
The rupee has relatively strengthened in most of the recent sessions against the global benchmark dollar as the US dollar index has weakened substantially.
Nifty traded at 18,160.45 points, down 147.20 points or 0.80%, the Sensex traded at 61,172.36 points, down 491.12 points or 0.80%.
Sensex was trading at 61,771.83 in the opening session, up barely 21.23 points or 0.034 percent,