Sensex gains 71 pts, Nifty above 11,450
Monday,
18-Mar-2019
04:02 PM (IST)
Equity benchmark indices ended in the positive territory for the sixth straight session on Monday, amid sustained FII inflows and firm global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex added 71 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 38,095, before hitting a high and low of 38,370 and 37,952, repectively in the intra-day trade. NSE's Nifty50 index ended above 11,400 level at 11,462 with 31 components in the green and 19 in the red. The broader market also slipped into red with the S&P BSE MidCap index ending down 30 points, or 0.20 per cent at 15,141, while the S&P BSE SmallCap index shed 20 points or 0.13 per cent to settle at 14,818. Volatility barometer India VIX climbed over 7 per cent to 17.
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