New Delhi: The broader NSE Nifty closed at 12,133.65, with a jump of 44.50 points or 0.37 per cent. Except for FMCG, IT and realty, all the other sectoral indices were in green leading with PSU Banks and Pharma. The top gainers here were: Zee Entertainment (4.26 per cent) and IndusInd Bank (4.25 per cent). The laggards were: Tata Motors (2.69 per cent) and Cipla (2.02 per cent). Around 1021 stocks advanced, 756 declined, and 369 remained unchanged.
The 30-pack BSE Sensex closed on good positive note. It ended at 41,292.15, a jump of 149.49 points or 0.36 per cent. IndusInd Bank surged 4.87 per cent and SBI had 3.52 per cent jump. In the red were: Titan and Infosys with 1.88 per cent and 1.68 per cent fall, respectively. About 1391 advanced, 1048 declined and 158 remained unchanged.
The RBI holding the repo rate for the second consecutive time, since its cut in October last year, came as no surprise. With inflation on the rise, the central bank had little leeway to tinker with its policy rate.
