The Sensex is still continuing to exhibit flat movement. The index is now at 17,522, up 32 points. The NSE Nifty is 12 points higher at 5,244.
Among the Sensex-30 pack stocks, Jaiparakash Associates, Infosys and HDFC have added 1% each to Rs 150, Rs 2,767 and Rs 2,753, respectively.
ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Communications, Hindalco, Bharti Airtel and Hinduatan Unilever have advanced 0,5% each on the BSE.
Mahindra & Mahindra has slipped 2% to Rs 1,101. Wipro, NTPC, Maruti and TCS are down 1% each.
The market breadth is positive, out of 2,335 shares traded, 1,323 shares advanced and 911 have declined so far on the BSE.
Among the sectoral indices, realty index has added 1% to 3,397. Ansal Properties and Anant Raj Industries have added 2% to Rs 76 and Rs 138, respectively.
The other major gainers on the realty index are Parsvnath Developers and DLF, up over 1.5% each.
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