Closing Bell:Sensex gains 224 points, Nifty at 13740.70


Published On: Thursday, December 17, 2020 | By:

Closing Bell:Sensex gains 224 points, Nifty at 13740.70

At close, the Sensex was up 223.88 points or 0.48% at 46,890.34, and the Nifty was up 58.00 points or 0.42% at 13,740.70. Top Sensex gainers were Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Power Grid Corporation of India and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), among others. On the flip side, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Steel, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), Bharti Airtel, Infosys were among the Sensex losers. About 1234 shares have advanced, 1485 shares declined, and 137 shares are unchanged. Nifty PSU Bank and Metal indices ended the day on the NSE in the red, down 1.4 per cent and 1.3 per cent, respectively. On the upside, the Nifty Financial Services index settled as the top sectoral gainer. BSE MidCap index down 0.13 per cent. The BSE SmallCap index, down 0.23 per cent. Except for pharma and banks, other indices ended in the red.

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