Closing Bell: Indices end higher; Sensex up 126 points, Nifty around 16985

Closing Bell: Indices end higher; Sensex up 126 points, Nifty around 16985

Grasim Industries, Reliance Industries, Cipla, Sun Pharma, and SBI were among the major gainers on Nifty

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, March 27, 2023, 04:00 PM IST
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Closing Bell: Indices end higher; Sensex up 126 points, Nifty around 16985 | Image: Wikipedia (Representative)

Today, the benchmark indices ended on a positive note, with Nifty around 16985.

The Sensex was up 126.76 points or 0.22% at 57653.86 and the Nifty was up 40.65 points or 0.24% at 16985.70.

About 899 shares advanced, 2,649 shares declined, and 138 shares were unchanged.

Grasim Industries, Reliance Industries, Cipla, Sun Pharma, and SBI were among the major gainers on Nifty, while the biggest losers were Adani Ports, Power Grid Corp, SBI Life Insurance, M&M, and Tata Motors.

Gainers and Losers on the BSE Sensex

Gainers and Losers on the BSE Sensex | Source: BSE

Among sectors, auto, capital goods, power and real estate were down 0.5-2%, while the pharma index up 1%.

The BSE midcap index shed 0.4% and smallcap index fell 1.5%.

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