Market ends down; Nifty close below 5200 level

05 May 2008

It was quiet day for the market, and it ended in red. Nifty closed below 5200 level. The BSE consumer durable, auto, IT indices witnessed selling pressure. However, realty and midcap stocks have surged. Pharma and metal closed in green but with modest gains.

The Sensex closed down 109.22 points or 0.62% at 17490.90, and the Nifty was down 35.95 points or 0.69% at 5192.25.

About 1529 shares have advanced, 1360 shares declined, and 195 shares are unchanged.

The BSE midcap and small cap indices closed at 0.84% at 7298 and 0.30% at 8848 respectively.

The BSE realty index closed up at 0.49% at 8761. Akruti City, Anant Raj Ind, Ansal Infra, HDIL and DLF moved up.

The BSE HealthCare index ended up 0.28% at 4301. Orchid Chemical, Wockhardt, Glenmark Pharma, Cadila & pca labs gained.