Sensex up 150 pts, Nifty above 12,200
Wednesday,
22-Jan-2020
09:36 AM (IST)
Benchmark indices were trading almost half a per cent higher on Wednesday, lifted by gains in pharma and auto stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 163 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 41,490 levels. Bharti Airtel and Infosys (both up 1%) were the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, ONGC and NTPC (both down 2%) were the top laggards. The broader Nifty50 index traded above the psychological level of 12,200, up 38 points, or 0.3 per cent. Majority of the Nifty sectoral indices were trading in the green. Nifty Pharma index, up 0.7 per cent, gained the most while Nifty Metal index, down 0.3 per cent, bled. In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index climbed 54 points, or 0.34 per cent, and the S&P BSE SmallCap index was up 82 points, or 0.56 per cent.
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