Sensex opens flat, Nifty near 12,100
Thursday,
23-Jan-2020
09:32 AM (IST)
Benchmark indices were trading flat with a positive bias on Thursday, with gains in private banks and tech stocks offset by losses in FMCG counter. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 65 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 41,170 levels. Axis Bank and Larsen & Toubro (both up 2%) were the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, Powergrid (down 1%) was the top laggard. The broader Nifty50 index hovered around 12,120 levels, up 24 points, or 0.2 per cent. Majority of the Nifty sectoral indices were trading in the green. Nifty IT and Nifty Private Bank indexes were both up 0.4 per cent while Nifty FMCG index dipped 0.3 per cent. In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index was up 40 points, or 0.25 per cent, and the S&P BSE SmallCap index gained 49 points, or 0.33 per cent.
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