INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Indian equity market wrapped up 2018 on a dull note on Monday, as BSE benchmark Sensex snapped two-day winning streak, while
points or 0.02 percent at 36,068.33
On other hand, Nifty bagged minuscule gains by rising 2.65 points, 0.024% at 10,862.55.
On BSE, 1,524 stocks gained, 1,077 declined, while
192 remained unchanged.
BSE midcap and smallcap indices settled day 0.51 per cent and 0.69 higher, respectively.
Tata Steel emerged as top
performer on Sensex with a rise of 1.59 per cent
Other gainers included Vedanta, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank and HCL Tech
Kotak Bank was top contributor, while HDFC was biggest drag.
Hero MotoCorp was biggest loser on index, down 1.32 per cent
Other decliners included Axis bank, NTPC, HDFC, Coal India and Maruti.
On sectoral front, Telecom index was worst performing sector
Other sectors that lost were energy, FMCG, Oil and Gas and power
BSE metal index logged maximum gains by rising 1.43 per cent.
Globally, Asian stocks rose
Japan's Nikkei was closed for a holiday having ended year with a loss of 12 per cent
Across region, worst performer of year was index of Chinese blue chips, which lost a quarter of its value.
