Mumbai April 12 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices provisionally closed in the green on Thursday supported by healthy buying in IT Teck (technology media and entertainment) and banking stocks.
However selling pressure in metal healthcare and realty stocks limited the gains.
According to market observers gains were further trimmed as caution prevailed ahead of the release of macro economic data such as the Index of Industrial Production and the Consumer Price Index later in the evening.
At 3.30 p.m. the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed higher by 41.50 points or 0.40 per cent at 10 458.65 points.
The barometer 30-scrip Sensex of the BSE which opened at 33 987.55 points closed at 34 101.13 points -- up 160.69 points or 0.47 per cent from its previous session s close.
The Sensex touched a high of 34 177.44 points and a low of 33 924.88 during the intra-day trade.
The BSE market breadth was however bearish with 1 519 declines and 1 142 advances.
TCS Infosys Axis Bank Tata Motors (DVR) and Asian Paints were the top gainers on the BSE. Top losers were Dr Reddy s Lab Tata Steel Sun Pharma State Bank of India and Adani Ports.
On the NSE HCL Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys led the gainers while Vedanta Lupin and Dr Reddy s Lab were among the top losers.
On Wednesday the indices settled on a flat-to-positive note after tepid trade throughout the session.
The Nifty50 rose 14.90 points or 0.14 per cent to close at 10 417.15 points while the Sensex closed at 33 940.44 points -- up 60.19 points or 0.18 per cent.
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