Mumbai April 30 (IANS) The barometer 30-scrip Sensex on Monday ended over 35 000 points nearly a three-month high level riding on the back of firm global cues along with robust buying in the capital goods IT and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks.
However selling pressure on oil and gas and energy stocks restricted further gains.
The broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed at 10 739.35 points -- up 47.05 points or 0.44 per cent -- from the previous close.
The Sensex which opened at 35 021.20 points closed at 35 160.36 points -- up 190.66 points or 0.55 per cent -- from its previous session s close.
It touched a high of 35 213.30 points and a low of 35 004 points during the intra-day trade.
The BSE market breadth was bullish with 1 379 advances and 1 279 declines.
In the broader markets the S&P BSE mid-cap index close 0.56 per cent and the small-cap index rose by 0.89 per cent.
"Indian markets continued to dominate the uptrend and traded near three-months high " said Dhruv Desai Director and Chief Operating Officer Tradebulls.
In terms of investments provisional data with the exchanges showed that foreign institutional investors sold scrips worth Rs 385.47 crore while the domestic institutional investors purchased stocks worth Rs 261.98 crore.
Sector-wise the S&P BSE capital goods index surged by 284.68 points followed by the IT index which rose 192.94 points and the fast moving capital goods (FMCG) index by 150.60 points.
On the other hand the S&P BSE oil and gas index fell by 157.06 points the energy stocks by 82.69 points and the consumer durables index by 28.66 points.
The major gainers on the Sensex were Yes Bank up 3.90 per cent at Rs 362.05; Hindustan Unilever up 2.34 per cent at Rs 1 509.05; Tata Consultancy Services up 2.22 per cent at Rs 3 531.40; Kotak Mahindra Bank up 1.83 per cent at Rs 1 210.35; and Larsen and Toubro up 1.73 per cent at Rs 1 400.60 per share.
The top losers were Axis Bank down 3.87 per cent at Rs 518.05; Reliance Industries down 3.18 per cent at Rs 963.10; ICICI Bank down 1.25 per cent at Rs 284.45; Coal India down 0.60 per cent at Rs 283.85; and ONGC down 0.14 per cent at Rs 180.50 per share.
On Tuesday trade on the NSE and BSE would remain closed on account of Maharashtra Day.
--IANS
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