INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sensex, Nifty today: Twenty one out of 30 Sensex stocks finished the session in the green.The domestic stock markets closed on a higher note
Both indexes closed at highest levels since October 4
All sectoral indices ended in the green, with banks, realty, auto, IT, pharma and FMCG stocks leading the charge.The equity indices closed
on a positive note for a third consecutive session after a global rout on Thursday had put them on the worst start to the October quarter in
a decade.Twenty one out of 30 Sensex stocks finished the session in the green
Prominent gainers in the 30-share Sensex pack were Mahindra Mahindra (+3.97 per cent), Adani Ports (+3.54 per cent), ONGC (+3.44 per cent),
SBI (+2.60 per cent), ICICI Bank (+2.51 per cent) and Axis Bank (+2.25 per cent)
Mahindra Mahindra (+4.01 per cent), Adani Ports (+4 per cent), ONGC (+3.22 per cent), Tech Mahindra (+2.94 per cent) and SBI (+2.72 per
"Lower crude, strong rupee and strong earnings from companies like IndusInd and Indiabulls Finance led the strength in the domestic market",
Viral Berawala, CIO, Essel Mutual Fund told TheIndianSubcontinent.In terms of stock-specific action, Federal Bank's shares settled 8.03
per cent up on BSE after the lender posted 0.9 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit, helped by higher interest income
Shares of oil marketing companies such as Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil remained strong, rising up to 2.06 per cent on falling global
crude oil prices.Infosys' shares closed 0.39 per cent down, at Rs 696.40 per share on BSE.Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought
shares worth Rs 294.78 crore, while foreign institutional investors invested Rs 67.86 crore on Monday, as per provisional data issued by
