Market ends flat; FMCG, energy stocks up

Mumbai: The markets ended the day on a flat note but were off day's low. Buying support came from FMCG, enegy and realty stocks. Selling pressure was seen in IT pivotals followed by select metal and banking stocks.

Smallcap and midcap indices outperformed the benchmark indices. BSE Midcap index was up 0.6 per cent and the Smallcap index was up 1 per cent.

RIL has acquired polyester assets of Malaysia-based Hualon. The stocks has reacted positively and in one of the most active counter on Monday. Reliance was trading at Rs 1,986.00 up 1.25 per cent.

ITC, NTPC, Ambuja Cements, Reliance Petro and BPCL were among the top gainers on the indices.

Sensex was up 6.41 points or 0.04 per cent at 15596.83, and the Nifty down 1.65 points or 0.04 per cent at 4507.85.

About 1779 shares have advanced, 1175 shares declined, and 67 shares are unchanged. The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,884.39 up 33 points or 0.48 per cent.

The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,514.37 up 81 points or 0.96 per cent.

The BSE Bankex was up 0.06 per cent at 8,100.37. Kotak Mahindra, Andhra Bank, SBI, Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank moved upwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 0.3 per cent at 13,654.29. Bharat Bijlee, Jyoti Structure, Alstom Projects, Triveni Engg, Bharat Elec, ABB closed higher.

The BSE Health Care Index was up 0.4 per cent at 3,720.81. Orchid Chemical, Glenmark, Sterling Bio, Ranbaxy Labs closed higher.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,900.37 up 0.22 per cent. TVS Motor, Escorts, Apollo Tyres, Hind Motors surged.

The BSE Metal Index closed flat at 11,606.05. SAIL, Sesa Goa, NALCO, Jindal Steel, JindalStainless advanced higher.

The BSE IT Index lost 1.9 per cent at 4,967.35. HCL Tech, Mphasis, Wipro, TCS, Infosys lower.

BSE Oil and Gas Index closed gained 1 per cent to close at 8,259.93. Reliance Petro, Petronet LNG, BPCL, HPCL ended in green.

The BSE FMCG Index ended at 1,620.85 up 2 per cent. ITC, United Spirits, Tata Tea, Godrej Consumer ended higher.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 8894.52 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 37333.48 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4059.17 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 50287.17 crore.