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Sensex ends flat, Nifty at fresh closing high
The broader NSE Nifty climbed 19.15 points or 0.17 percent higher to fresh closing high of 11,570.90.
New Delhi: The BSE Sensex closed flat while Nifty posted fresh closing highs on Tuesday after amid renewed buying in pharmaceuticals and IT stocks.
The 30-share index edged 7 points or 0.02 percent up at 38,285.75. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 19.15 points or 0.17 percent higher to fresh closing high of 11,570.90.
Coal India was the top gainer in the Sensex pack. It climbed 2.59 percent to close at Rs 291.55 after reports indicated that the government is planning to sell some minority stake in the company. Other gainers were Axis Bank, NTPC, Sun Pharma, Wipro, RIL, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, TCS, ICICI Bank and Hero Motocorp and Adani ports, rising up to 1.92 percent.
Tata Steel, HUL, Vedanta, M&M, Bharti Airtel, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, Asian Paints, HDFC, Bajaj Auto and SBI fell by up to 2.86 percent.
Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs 593.22 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net of Rs 483.04 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.