Markets close mixed on F&O expiry

Mumbai: The markets closed mixed after oscillating in a certain range of 91 points through the day as F&O positions expired today for September month.

The Sensex closed at 12,380.74, up 13.83 points or 0.11 per cent. It touched an intraday high of 12,431.79 and an intraday low of 12,340.17.

The Nifty ended at 3,571.75, down 7.55 per cent or 0.21 per cent. It touched an intraday high of 3,589.30 and an intraday low of 3,560.75.

The market breadth was positive; about 1322 shares advanced, 1117 shares declined, and 63 shares remained unchanged.

The total turnover for the day was Rs 52,164.33 crore. The NSE and BSE Cash turnover were Rs 8,583 crore and Rs 3,578.65 crore, respectively. The NSE F&O turnover was Rs 40,002.68.

Top gainers were HDFC (3.72 per cent), HDFC Bank (3.20 per cent), SBI (2.95 per cent), ICICI Bank (2.94 per cent), Oriental Bank (7.06 per cent) and Nalco (4.26 per cent).

TCS (-2.25 per cent), Maruti Udyog (-2.19 per cent), Larsen (-2.09 per cent), Dr Reddy's Labs (-2.01 per cent), HPCL (-3.43 per cent) and Jet Airways (-2.99 per cent) were the top loser on the bourses.

The BSE Bankex outperformed other indices. The BSE Bankex gained 3.70 per cent or 217.58 points at 6,094.47.

Banking stocks like Oriental Bank, Union Bank, Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Bank of India gained.

Metal stocks including Guj NRE Coke, Nalco, Jindal Steel, Mah Seamless, SAIL and Tata Steel ended in green. The BSE Metal Index was up 0.28 per cent at 8,345.60.

However, the BSE Capital Goods Index lost 0.84 per cent at 8,135.70 as selling was seen in Crompton Greave, Alstom Projects, L&T, Greaves Cotton and Gammon India.

FMCG stocks also witnessed profit booking, which includes McDowell, Shaw Wallace, Dabur India and HLL. The BSE FMCG Index fell 0.84 per cent at 2,036.40.

Oil stocks like HPCL, GAIL, IOC, BPCL and Reliance slipped. The BSE Oil & Gas Index was down 0.73 per cent at 5,808.59.

The BSE Healthcare Index tumbled 0.43 per cent at 3,658.25. Pharma stocks including Sterling Bio, Apollo Hospital, Dr Reddy's Labs, Glenmark and GSK Pharma lost ground.

Other indices like Auto, Consumer Durables closed flat; IT remained unchanged.