Closing Bell:Sensex gains 254 points, Nifty at 11762.45


Published On: Friday, October 16, 2020 | By:

Closing Bell:Sensex gains 254 points, Nifty at 11762.45

At close, the Sensex was up 254.57 points or 0.64% at 39982.98, and the Nifty was up 82.10 points or 0.70% at 11762.50 on healthy buying in the financial counters. Tata Steel was the top Sensex gainer, followed by HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid Corporation of India, ONGC, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Infosys. On the other side, HCL Tech shares were the top loser, followed by M&M, Reliance Industries (RIL), Asian Paints and Sun Pharma. About 1459 shares have advanced, 1135 shares declined, and 171 shares are unchanged. Barring Nifty IT and Nifty Media indices, all the sectoral indices ended in the positive territory today. Nifty Bank index too gained 2 per cent.BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rose 1 per cent each. India VIX declined nearly 2 per cent to 21.64 levels.

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