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The BSE benchmark Sensex Sensex today ruled above 20,000-level in a special trading session on the back of buying mainly in healthcare, metal, PSU and consumer durables sectors in view of sustained capital inflows from foreign funds.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 544.11 crore yesterday, as per provisional data from the stock exchanges.
The 30-share BSE index Sensex was up 45.01 points (0.22 per cent) at 20,127.63 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was trading up 19.05 points (0.31 per cent) at 6,113.80.
On the BSE, healthcare, metal, PSU and consumer durables stocks were the major gainers, while IT, capital goods, TECk and power stocks were the major losers.
Among 30-share Sensex, Dr. Reddy's, Sun Pharma, Sterlite, Cipla and Coal India were the top five gainers, while the top five losers were NTPC, Infosys, TCS, GAIL and BHEL.
Due to upgradation of capacity of its hardware and software systems, the NSE held a special live trading session.
The upgradation will see the technology moving to the next generation system and also improving the processing capability to handle increased activities in the market.
To maintain uniformity with the NSE, the BSE also conducted a similar live trading session.
The live trading session took place between 11.15 a.m. and 12.45 p.m. for the capital market segment, futures and options segment and the Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme.
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