Benchmarks end flat, Sensex up 42 pts; realty, IT stocks slip

Monday,   09-Dec-2019   04:42 PM (IST)

Equity markets ended a volatile trading session in the positive territory on Monday supported by buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC, Reliance Industries, Maruti Suzuki India, and Axis Bank. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex settled 42.28 points, or 0.1 per cent, higher at 40,487.43 level. Axis Bank (up over 2 per cent) topped the 30-share index as the top gainer, while TCS (down 3 per cent) was the top loser. On the NSE, the Nifty50 settled at 11,937.50-mark, up 16 points, or 0.13 per cent. Sectoral indices ended the session mixed on the NSE. At close, Nifty Realty Index closed with a cut of 1.15 per cent, while Nifty Auto index closed 0.73 per cent higher. In the broader market, the S&P mid-cap index settled 0.09 per cent higher at 14,680.92, while the S&P NSE small-cap index slipped 0.48 per cent to 13,275.41.