Major benchmarks were able to mostly sustain the gap up opening on Friday as traders went long on blue chips after strong earnings from some companies. Energy, Banking and Pharma stocks are in demand in afternoon trade in the cash market. Here is a snapshot of the latest in stocks with a special emphasis on
MAJOR BENCHMARKS
CNX Nifty added 0.5% to 8,296 points
WIDER INDICES
CNX 100 Index rose 0.4% to 8,390 points
CNX Small Cap up 0.3% to 13,470 points
SECTORAL INDICES
CNX Energy up 0.9% to 8,301 points
CNX PSU Bank added 0.9% to 3,229 points
CNX Pharma rose 0.6% to 13,270 points
TOP NIFTY GAINERS
Cairn
ITC
ONGC
TOP NIFTY LOSERS
Idea
Bharti
Maruti
TOP TRADED ON NIFTY
Dr. Reddy's
Axis Bank
Larsen & Toubro
NEW HIGHS
Apl Apollo Tubes
Blue Dart
Escorts
ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIOS
NIFTY: 39/11
SENSEX: 23/7
FUTURES: 118/44
BROADER MARKETS: 1,362/1,068
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