MARKET UPDATE:Sensex hovered around 47,740 levels and Nifty testing the 14,000-mark
Published On: Thursday, December 31, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock
The markets in India were trading flat with a positive bias in the final trading session of the year 2020 today(31st December 2020) ahead of the expiry of December series derivative contracts later in the day.
Among headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex hovered around 47,740 levels and the Nifty50 index was testing the 14,000-mark. ONGC (up 1%) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by Titan, Bajaj Finance, and ICICI Bank (up to half a percent, each).
The Nifty sectoral indices were mixed, with the Nifty Realty index, up 1 percent, leading the list of gainers. Anarock yesterday said that housing sales in the October-December rose to 50,900 units across seven big cities from 29,520 units in the previous quarter.
In the broader markets, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were up 0.4 percent each, outperforming their headline peers.