Nifty touches a new high, Sensex closes at highest level

Indian equity markets witnessed choppy trading on Monday. Nifty closed at 9604 for the first time ever, hitting a new high of 9637 intra-day on May 29, 2017, while the 30-share BSE Sensex ended at record high of 31,109 during Monday’s trade.  

At the closing bell, Nifty ended at 9604.90 with a gain of 9.80 points and BSE Sensex closed at 31109.28, up by 81.07 points. On the NSE, 1219 scrips closed in the red, 460 scrips ended the day in green, whereas 96 scrips remained unchanged.

All indices closed in the red, except BSE Energy, BSE FMCG, BSE Consumer Durable and BSE Auto. BSE FMCG gained the most with 154.76 points, followed by BSE Auto gaining 70.87 points. BSE Healthcare and BSE Bankex lost the most by 374.31 points and 248.70 points, respectively. Mid-cap index was down by 150 points and Small-cap also got reduced by 231.13 points. S&P BSE IT index and BSE Capital Goods also lost 132.13 and 154.11 points, respectively, during the session. 

Asian markets traded mixed on Friday. Shanghai was up by 0.07 per cent, Hang Seng gained 0.24 points. However, Nikkei declined by 0.02 per cent. European markets were trading with mixed sentiments intra-day.