Stocks Rise: Healthy Q3 results buoy indices; realty scrips up
"Nifty has risen after a day of pause and the advance-decline ratio also remains healthy," said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities.
"Nifty has risen after a day of pause and the advance-decline ratio also remains healthy," said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities.
The Sensex opened at 60,158.76 points from its previous close of 59,885.36 points.
In the BSE Sensex, 18 stocks, including Coal India, NTPC, were trading in red while 10 stocks including Yes Bank and ITC were trading in green.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) bought shares worth Rs 675.14 crore on Thursday while Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) sold stocks worth Rs 51.86 crore, provisional data from the BSE showed.
Buying was witnessed in metal, IT, and FMCG counters while healthcare scrips came under selling pressure.
The BSE Sensex, which had opened at 36,691.93 points, closed at 36,324.17 points, down 218.10 points, or 0.60 per cent, on its previous close of 36,542.27 points.
Both the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 touched fresh record levels of 37,805.25 points and 11,427.65 respectively, during the morning session of trade.
