The Calcutta Stock Exchange steadied yesterday in anticipation of peace talks with Pakistan and leading scrips including State Bank of India, Tisco, L&T, Reliance and Telco hit the circuit filter in the later hours of trading.
The CSE-40 index gained by 77.85 points to close the day 2070.04 points against its previous close of 1992.19 points. The index hit a high of 2071.65 points and dipped to a low of 2013.10 points during trading.
"Leading traded stocks moved up and got frozen on hopes of peace negotiations," said CSE dealers.
The SBI scrip touched the circuit filter and was froz