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The NSE 50-share Nifty continued to rule firm for the third trading day by moving up by another 7 points to close at 9,904.15 on fresh buying mainly in IT and media counters.
Updated : Aug 17, 2017, 06:22 PM IST
The NSE 50-share Nifty continued to
rule firm for the third trading day by moving up by another 7
points to close at 9,904.15 on fresh buying mainly in IT and
media counters.
Sustained buying by domestic funds also boosted the
market sentiment.
India's second-biggest software services exporter Infosys
received approval from SEBI on share buyback proposal to be
considered in meeting to be held on August 19.
The share of Infosys Ltd rose by 4.68 per cent to end Rs
1,020.85. Other gainers were NTPC 3.94 pct, Coal India 3.78
pct, VEDL 2.56 pct and Bharti Airtel 2.11 pct.
However, Cipla fell by 2.92 pct, Adani Ports 2.08 pct,
ACC 1.72 pct, Maruti 1.54 pct and Auropharma 1.46 pct.
The Nifty resumed higher at 9,945.55 and hovered in a
range of 9,947.80 and 9,883.75 before ending at 9,904.15,
showing a gain of 6.85 points or 0.07 per cent.
The Nifty has gained by 193.35 points or 1.99 per cent
in three trading days.
The Nifty IT also gained by 1.30 per cent and Nifty
Media by 1.00 per cent.
A total of 923 scrips advanced and 726 declined while
87 remained unchanged. Total securities that hit their price
bands were 115.
Turnover in the cash segment fell to Rs 24,336.40 from
Rs 26,122.12 crs yesterday.
A total of 12,743.77 lakh shares changed hands in
88,70,208 trades. The market capitalisation of listed firms
on the NSE stood at Rs 1,29,25,666 crores.
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