Equity indices rise as oil prices fall (Second Lead)
As per the exchanges data robust buying support was seen in oil and gas auto and banking stocks.
However geopolitical uncertainties after US President Donald Trump pulled out of the planned talks with North Korea s leader Kim Jong-un capped gains.
At 3.30 p.m. the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) provisionally closed at 10 605.15 points up 91.30 points or 0.87 per cent from the previous close of 10 513.85 points.
Similarly the barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which had opened at 34 753.47 points closed at 34 924.87 points (3.30 p.m.) -- up 261.76 points or 0.76 per cent -- from its previous session s close of 34 663.11 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 35 017.93 and a low of 34 700.52 points. The BSE market breadth was bullish with 1 635 advances and 1 001 declines.
The major gainers on the BSE were ONGC Tata Steel Yes Bank IndusInd Bank and Adani Ports while Coal India ITC State Bank of India (SBI) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and ICICI Bank were the major losers.
On the NSE the top gainers were IndianOil Indiabulls Housing Finance and Hindalco Industries. The major losers were Bharti Infratel Tech Mahindra and Coal India.
--IANS rrb-rv/bg
