Mumbai July 17 (IANS) Boosted by the onset of quarterly results and Parliament s monsoon session the Indian equity markets provisionally closed at a fresh high on Monday. The benchmark index Nifty settled above the 9 900-mark.
Markets observers opined that some gains were capped as investors booked profits in FMCG and capital goods sectors.
The wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) which breached the 9 900-mark intra-day for the first time on July 14 provisionally closed at 9 915.95 points (at 3.30 p.m.) up 29.60 points or 0.30 per cent from the previous session s close.
The Nifty touched a record high of 9 920.30 points during intra-day trade.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 32 053.98 points closed at 32074.78 points -- up 54.03 points or 0.17 per cent from its previous close at 32 020.75 points.
The Sensex too scaled a fresh intra-day high of 32 131.92 points.
However the BSE market breadth was bearish with 1 382 declines and 1 294 advances.
--IANS
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