Yesterday Market Summary

Last trading day: Thursday, 10 December

 Quiet global cues saw our market also trade sluggish on lower volumes. There was buying in telecom, capital goods, auto and metal stocks. Sensex shut shop at 17189, up 64 points and Nifty at 5134, up 22 points from the previous close. CNX Midcap index was up 0.38% and BSE Smallcap index was up 0.94%. The market breadth was positive with advances at 747 against declines of 527 on the NSE. Top Nifty gainers includedIdea, Bharti Airtel and BHEL while losers were Cipla, HCL Technologies and Sun Pharma.

It was another sluggish day of trade with low participation. But there was some recovery and buying in telecom, auto and metal stocks. Sensex closed at 17172, up 47 points (provisional) and Nifty at 5129, up 17 points (provisional) from the previous close. CNX Midcap index was up 0.38% and BSE Smallcap index was up 0.89%. The market breadth was positive with advances at 749 against declines of 522 on the NSE.