The benchmark equity indices ended Thursday’s trading session in the positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 jumped 36.55 points or 0.18% to settle at 21,133.15, while the BSE Sensex jumped 86.53 points or 0.13% to 66,988.44. Bank Nifty index falls 84.70 points or 0.19% to settle at 44,481.75.
The broader indices ended in positive territory, with gains led by Smallcap and Midcap stocks. Healthcare and Pharma stocks outperformed among the other sectoral indices while Banking , Metal and IT stocks shed.
The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) closed down by 0.13 %.
“Market traded volatile on the monthly expiry day and ended marginally in the green. After the flat start, Nifty oscillated in a narrow range for most of the session and finally settled around the upper band of the same,” said Ajit Mishra, SVP – Technical Research, Religare Broking Ltd.
Mishra also said that, a mixed trend on the sectoral front and rollover of derivatives positions kept the traders busy wherein realty and pharma pack put up a good show. Besides, the market breadth was also inclined on the advancing side, thanks to outperformance by the midcap and smallcap counters.
