Nifty hits 9800 level in intraday trade, Infy revives after 2-day fall

Indian benchmark index Nifty and Sensex ended in green. Nifty ended at 9,765 level, up by 11 points whereas Sensex ended at 31,291 level, up by 33 points. Nifty hit a high of 9,800 in the early trading hours, however it did not retain its position for very long and closed below 9,800.

There were 556 advances, 1,082 declines and 320 stocks remained unchanged on NSE, representing the negative overtone in the market.

BSE Mid-cap index ended at 14,925, lower by 0.41 per cent, while, BSE Small-cap index ended at 15,410, down by 0.37 per cent. India VIX closed at 14.1 level, lower by 4.79 per cent. 

Nifty Realty index closed in the red, becoming the top losing index among the sectoral indices on NSE. The index closed at 266.15 level, lower by 0.89 per cent. Unitech Limited became the top loser on the index, closing at Rs 7.25, lower by 3.33 per cent.
 
Bank Nifty ended in green at 24,011, up by 0.31 per cent. However the stock ended below its 10-day moving average. Bank of Baroda lost the most on the index, closing at Rs 139.6, lower by 1.76 per cent. Federal Bank was also ended in the red in the closing hour, down by 0.33 per cent at Rs 105.65.

Infosys revived on the bourses in today’s trade, after a consecutive two days downfall during Tuesday’s trade. The stock closed with a marginal increase at Rs 875.4 on NSE.