Markets End on a Positive Note

The Indian markets witnessed range bound trade in today’s session. The markets pared its earlier gains to close flat in green. The main gainers this session are the Metal, Consumer Durables and Realty indices. The draggers for the day are the IT and FMCG indices. The Sensex closed the day in green gaining 72.20 points to close at 20,117.38.  Nifty ends the day at 6,035.65 gaining 17.35 points or 0.29 percentage points. Market breadth was positive with 1,548 advances against 1,438 declines on BSE. On the global front, Most European stocks gained amid optimism that efforts by Japan to spur growth will aid the global economic recovery. Asian shares climbed and U.S. index futures were little changed.