Market ends in green: Midcaps, cap goods, realty up

11 March 2008

The markets ended in green with moderate gains. Global markets provided strong cues as Asian markets closed higher and European markets were trading with good gain. The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices giving markets positive breadth. The BSE capital goods and realty indices surged ahead of the other sectoral indices.

Sensex closed up 199.43 points or 1.25% at 16123.15, and the Nifty up 65.50 points or 1.36% at 4865.90.

About 2222 shares have advanced, 778 shares declined, and 51 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,992.84 up 3%.

The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,559.10 up 3.7%.

The BSE Bankex was up 0.6% at 8,487.24. IOB, ICICI Bank, Centurion bank, Axis closed in green.