Sensex gains 125 points, metal majors crack

Updated:4 years, 10 months ago

New Delhi, Aug 09 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended mildly higher on August 09 after a volatile session with select IT stocks witnessing buying interest. At the closing bell, the BSE S&P Sensex was up by 125 points or 0.23 per cent at 54,403 while the Nifty 50 ticked higher by 20 points or 0.12 per cent to 16,258. Sectoral indices were mixed with Nifty private bank up by 0.7 per cent, IT by 0.4 per cent and FMCG by 0.06 per cent. But Nifty metal dropped by 1.8 per cent, PSU bank by 1.5 per cent and realty by 0.7 per cent. Among stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra rose by 2.2 per cent to Rs 775.15 per share while Bajaj Auto gained by 0.3 per cent.

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