GIFT Nifty indicates a positive start; Asian markets firm, US markets down
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March 26, 2024 / 07:31 AM IST
Market On Friday:
The equity benchmarks ended higher on March 22, extended the winning run to a third consecutive session on buying across sectors, barring information technology.
At close, the Sensex was up 190.75 points, or 0.26 percent, at 72,831.94, and the Nifty was up 84.80 points, or 0.39 percent, at 22,096.80.
Market opened lower amid weakness in the information technology stocks after tech giant Accenture revised down its full-year revenue growth projection. Buying in the other sectoral indices erased the losses.
For the week, the Sensex and the Nifty posted modest gains.
The market was closed on March 25 on account of Holi.
Top Nifty gainers included UPL, Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and Sun Pharma, while losers were Wipro, Infosys, LTIMindtree, HCL Technologies and TCS.
Metal, auto, realty, FMCG, capital goods, healthcare and power were up 0.5-1 percent, while information technology index was down 2 percent.
The BSE midcap index was up 0.3 percent and the smallcap index up 1 percent.
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