The benchmark indices managed to eke out gains, amid buying in index heavyweight RIL, bank, and auto stocks in a high volatility session. Even as the global market setup remained firm, investors were jittery with the markets hovering at all-time high levels and amid steep valuations.
Overall, the BSE Sensex gyrated 525 points and settled the day 29 points higher at 60,078. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty shut shop at 17,855, up only 2 points. During the day, the BSE Sensex managed to log a fresh record high of 60,412.
In the 30-pack index, Maruti, M&M, Bajaj Auto, and NTPC were the top gainers, up between 2-6 percent while HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, and Infosys were the top losers, down up to 4 percent.
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