Benchmark indices ended at fresh record closing high today, backed by ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 88.90 points at 34,592.39 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 30.10 points at 10,681.30, but Midcap index underperformed.
Investors, however, remained wary as four senior sitting judges of the complaint that Supreme Court as administration of the country’s top court was not in order.
KEI Industries shares rallied 10 percent as Motilal Oswal has initiated coverage with Buy rating on the stock and target price at Rs 537, implying potential upside of 44 percent as the company is expected to be major beneficiary of key government initiatives.
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Markets consolidated with midcaps at record high. The Bank Nifty closed at its highest level in the last 17-months high. The Sensex was down 46.44 points or 0.2 percent at 28077 and the Nifty was down 6.35 points at 8666.90. About 1480 shares have advanced, 1237 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
In stock specific action SBI remained on buyers’ radar gained 4 percent as investors gave a thumbs up to its merger ratio. All SBI associates including State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Travancore and State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur jumped.
BHEL, Tata Steel, HUL and Cipla were other top gainers while Coal India, TCS, Lupin, Sun Pharma and M&M were losers in the Sensex.
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Equity benchmarks ended the last session of the week on a negative note. The Sensex fell 74.59 points to 27126.90 and the Nifty declined 14.70 points to 8323.20.
The market breadth was negative as about 1545 shares declined against 1161 advancing shares on Bombay Stock Exchange. Tata Motors, Asian Paints and Hero Motocorp
Tata Motors, Asian Paints and Hero Motocorp topped buying list on Sensex, up more than 2 percent while Bharti Airtel and GAIL fell over 2 percent.
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