The market breadth was positive as about 1435 shares advanced against 1241 shares declined on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks closed higher on Thursday, the expiry day for September derivative contracts. The Sensex gained 40.51 points at 25863.50 and the Nifty rose 22.55 points to 7868.50.
The market breadth was positive as about 1435 shares advanced against 1241 shares declined on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Lupin topped the buying list on Sensex, up 3.82 per cent followed by Infosys, GAIL, ITC, Bajaj Auto, HCL Technologies, Tata Power and IndusInd Bank with 1.8-3 per cent.
However, ONGC, Coal India, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, L&T, NMDC and YES Bank were down 2-4 per cent.
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