Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Nifty ends above 2800

MUMBAI: Equities witnessed a dull trade on Wednesday as investors chose to stay away in a directionless market. Metal and realty space ended higher while healthcare closed marginally lower.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 2803.05, up 19.15 points or 0.69 per cent. The broader index hit an intra-day high of 2842.20 and low of 2780.70.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 9201.85 up 52.55 points or 0.57 per cent. The index touched an intra-day high of 9338.21 and low of 9164.16.

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.45 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index ended flat.

Tata Steel (5.15%), Zee Entertainment (5.01%), DLF (4.97%), Sterlite Industries (4.63%) and SAIL (3.87%) were the biggest Nifty gainers.

Mahindra & Mahindra (-2.61%), Suzlon Energy (-2.21%), Power Grid (-2%), HDFC Bank (1.37%) and Hindalco Industries (-1.34%) were the losers in the 50-share index.

(All figures are provisional)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

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