Mkts end higher on F&O settlement day

Mumbai: The markets ended higher on the F&O settlement day on the back of buying in index pivotals.

The Sensex closed at 13,696.31 up 79.58 points or 0.58 per cent. The Nifty gained 26 points to close at 3954. The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,647.08 up 12 points or 0.2 per cent.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,721.60 down 6 points or 0.1 per cent.

The BSE Bankex was up 1.3 per cent at 7,179.71. Karnataka Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank, SBI moved upwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index was flat at 8,943.28. Lakshmi Machine, Dredging Corp, Greaves Cotton, BEML closed higher.

The BSE Health Care Index was flat at 3,720.61. Aurobindo Pharm, Lupin, Cipla, Dr Reddys Labs, Biocon closed higher.

The BSE Oil and Gas Index lost 0.3 per cent to close at 6,078.18. MRPL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL ended in red.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,321.85 down 0.3 per cent. Punj Tractors, Hind Motors, Ashok Leyland, Escorts, Exide Industries ended lower.

The BSE Metal Index was down 1.1 per cent to close at 8,879.95. Guj NRE Coke, Tata Steel, SAIL, Mah Seamless, JSW Steel closed in red.

The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.2 per cent at 2,018.52. United Spirits, Dabur India, Nestle, ITC closed in green.

The BSE IT Index gained 1.4 per cent at 5,107.22. Wipro, TCS, Satyam, HCL Tech advanced.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 12700.05 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 44,033.4 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4,823.99 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 61,557.44 crore.