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Category : market
Headline : Post-Session: Sensex snaps 6-day losing run, ends 180 pts up
Date: 16/05/2022 17:39
Equity markets ended a choppy day in the positive zone on Monday, rising for the first time in seven days, as global markets supported the trading sentiment.

NTPC, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, M&M, and IndusInd Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex index today, up between 1.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent. On the downside, Ultratech Cement, Asian Paints, ITC, TCS, HCL Tech, Nestle, and Dr Reddy's Labs were the top laggards, down in the range of 1-2.8 per cent.

The 30-share benchmark index was trading at 52973.84 up by 180.22 points or by 0.34 % and then NSE Nifty was at 15842.3 up by 60.15 points or by 0.38 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 53428.28 and intraday low of 52632.48 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 15977.95 and intraday low of 15739.65.

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 148.45,+3.05%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 5646.05,+2.37%), State Bank of India (Rs. 455.15,+2.27%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 7253.90,+2.14%), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 2174.45,+1.96%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 6013.05,-3.01%), Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2999.45,-2.15%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 254.05,-1.78%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1187.60,-1.22%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3376.65,-1.08%), among others.

Realty index was at 3137.23 up by 79.09 points or by 2.59%. Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 552.25,+9.10%), Macrotech Developers Ltd. (Rs. 921.70,+7.14%), Sunteck Realty Ltd. (Rs. 409.45,+4.95%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 427.35,+4.88%), Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 73.05,+3.11%),.

IT index was at 29792.84 down by -174.44 points or by -0.58%. Affle (India) Ltd. (Rs. 967.15,-6.41%), Aptech Ltd. (Rs. 265.55,-3.94%), Zensar Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 291.50,-3.51%), Aurum Proptech Ltd. (Rs. 88.00,-2.98%), L&T Technology Services Ltd. (Rs. 3403.60,-2.91%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3838 , shares advanced were 2350 while 1284 shares declined and 204 were unchanged.