HDFC, Maruti help Sensex close in Green

The benchmark index Sensex closed at 31262 levels , closing higher by 48.7 points or 0.16 per cent. Maruti was the top Sensex gainer , closing up by 3.13 per cent followed by Tata steel and HDFC Bank which closed higher by 1.42 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively.

Tata Motors closed higher by 1.4 per cent , Asian Paints closed higher by 0.8 per cent, ICICI Bank closed higher by 0.75 per cent, HDFC closed higher by 0.6 per cent, M&M closed higher by 0.6 per cent and RIL closed higher by 0.42 per cent. 

GAIL was the top loser in the Sensex and was down by 1.96 per cent. ITC was down by 1.73 per cent, Wipro was down by 1.6 per cent, Lupin was down by 0.83 per cent and Infosys was down by 0.80 per cent. 

BSE Realty index was the top gainer amongst the sectoral indices, inching up by 2.6 per cent followed by BSE Metal index which was up by 1.79 per cent. BSE Auto index was up by 0.99 per cent, BSE Bankex was up by 0.52 per cent, BSE Healthcare was up by 0.34 per cent and BSE Telecom was up by 0.28 per cent. 

BSE IT index was the worst performer, closing down by 0.76 per cent followed by BSE Oil & Gas index which was down by 0.18 per cent.