Closing Bell:Sensex gains 133 points, Nifty at 13981.95
Published On: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock
At close, the Sensex was up 133.14 points or 0.28% at 47,746.22, and the Nifty was up 49.40 points or 0.35% at 13,982.00 for the sixth consecutive session on Wednesday. UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints and Tech Mahindra were top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the flip side, IndusInd Bank was top Sensex loser, followed by Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, TCS, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India (SBI), Infosys and ICICI Bank. About 1642 shares have advanced, 1257 shares declined, and 177 shares are unchanged. The nifty Auto index gained 1.34 per cent while the Nifty Metal index jumped 1.29 per cent. Nifty PSU Bank index was the top sectoral loser, down 0.23 per cent. Except for bank and pharma, other sectoral indices ended in the green. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes ended 0.5 and 0.37 per cent higher, respectively.