Indian markets continued to trade firm led by rally seen in oil & gas and realty stocks.
Nifty closed at 6039.20 up by 37.35points or 0.62% over the previous day closing of 6001.85 after witnessing a low of 5998.10 and a high of 6053.20. Sensex closed at 19964.03 up by 146.40 points or 0.74% over the previous day closing of 19817.63. It touched an intraday low of 19783.41 and high of 20005.98.
The markets' breadth was negative. Out of 3020 stocks traded, 1101 stocks advanced, 1137 stocks declined and 782 stocks remained unchanged. In Sensex, Out of 30 stocks 19 stocks advanced 10 stocks declined and 01 stock remain unchanged.
Among the sectors, BSE Oil & Gas, BSE Realty and BSE Teck were the main gainers of the day, which increased by 3.11%, 2.05% and 1.60% respectively. In BSE Oil & Gas sector IOC, HPCL and Oil India increased by 6.60%,6.06% and 4.36% respectively. In BSE Realty sector DLF, Sobha Devp and Unitech advanced by 3.52pcent,2.70% and 2.51% respectively. In BSE Teck sector HCL tech, Bharti Airtel and Satyam comp increased by 4.31%, 3.36% and 3.24% respectively.