Closing Bell: Sensex increases 1,627.73 points, Nifty at 8,745.45;


Published On: Friday, March 20, 2020 | By:

Closing Bell: Sensex increases 1,627.73 points, Nifty at 8,745.45;

At close, the Sensex was up 1,627.73 points or 5.75% at 29915.96, while Nifty was up 482 points or 5.83% at 8745.45.after breaking 4-day losing streak. IT stocks like HCL Tech and TCS and Reliance Industries contributed to Sensex. About 1430 shares have advanced, 991 shares declined, and 142 shares are unchanged. Bharti Infratel, GAIL, ONGC, UltraTech Cement and HUL were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Yes Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports and Axis Bank. The Nifty sectoral indices ended in the green. Nifty FMCG index was up 5 per cent and Nifty Metal index 4 per cent. Nifty Bank index recovered over 1,000 off intra-day lows.BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices closed with 4 per cent gains.

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