Sensex, Nifty end with marginal gains to settle at record closing high

All that happened in the markets today

SI Reporter New Delhi
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2 min read Last Updated : May 28 2019 | 4:05 PM IST

4:05 PM

Heatmap: S&P BSE Sensex

4:04 PM

Nifty sectoral indices at close

4:03 PM

Market at close

3:39 PM

The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 39,750, up 67 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,929, up 4 points.

3:23 PM

SpiceJet Q4 results: Ebitda margin at 4.4% vs 3.5% YoY

3:23 PM

SpiceJet Q4 results: Ebitda up 55.3% at Rs 11.4 cr

3:22 PM

SpiceJet Q4 results: Revenue up 25.3% at Rs 2,531.2 cr on YoY basis

3:22 PM

SpiceJet Q4 results: Net profit at Rs 56.3 cr vs Rs 46.1 cr (YoY)

3:01 PM

There has to be a strong reversal in midcaps and smallcaps: Shankar Sharma

3:00 PM

This mandate says India is 50% China in terms of strength of the govt: Shankar Sharma

2:56 PM

India has been an outperformer for 2 years: Shankar Sharma to CNBC-TV18

2:53 PM

NEWS ALERT | DHFL denies receiving look-out notice against promoters: CNBC TV18

2:52 PM

Market moves post elections are short-lived: Shankar Sharma to CNBC-TV18

2:51 PM

NEWS ALERT | Govt needs to take risks, hard decisions to push growth: Shankar Sharma to CNBC TV18

2:48 PM

NEWS ALERT | We are facing many headwinds locally: Shankar Sharma to CNBC TV18

Benchmark indices ended Tuesday's volatile session with marginal gains, to close in the green and at record levels for the third consecutive session.

The indices were either flat or in the red for majority of the day, but were pulled up by a buying spree in the last half an hour.

The S&P BSE Sensex settled 66 points, or 0.17 per cent, higher at 39,750 levels, with YES Bank, Coal India, Infosys, Powergrid, and Vedanta being the top gainers. Out of the 30 BSE constituents, 17 ended the day with losses.

The broader index Nifty50 index ended the day at 11,929 levels, up 4 points or 0.03 per cent. The market breadth remained in favour of buyers. About 961 shares advanced and 793 stocks declined on the NSE.

Seven Nifty sectoral indices were in the red by the end of today's session. Nifty PSU Bank took the deepest cut, down 0.7 per cent, while Nifty Media and Nifty IT indices gained almost 2 per cent and 1.3 per cent, respectively.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index was trading 13 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 15,127 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index was trading at 15,020, up 61 points or 0.41 per cent. 
 
BUZZING STOCKS

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Shares of Natco Pharma hit a new low of Rs 482, down 8 per cent on the BSE in early morning trade, after the company reported a decline in net profit for the second consecutive quarter, due to lower revenue growth The stock, however, recovered the losses to finish with 1 per cent gain at Rs 530.50.. READ MORE

First Published: May 28 2019 | 7:05 AM IST