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Sensex, Nifty End Volatile Session With Minor Gains As Polls Start

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A trader monitors financial data on computer screens on the trading floor. (Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg)
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Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty End Volatile Session With Minor Gains As Polls Start

Indian equity benchmarks ended marginally higher after a volatile trade as the first phase of Lok Sabha elections began today.

The S&P BSE Sensex ended 0.06 percent higher at 38,607.01 and the NSE Nifty 50 ended at 11,596.70, up 0.11 percent. Both the benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses at least over 10 times in today’s trade. The broader market index represented by the NSE Nifty 500 Index ended 0.12 percent higher.

The market breadth, however, was tilted in favour of sellers. About 938 shares fell and 778 stocks advanced on National Stock Exchange.

Seven out of 11 sectoral gauges compiled by NSE ended lower, led by the NSE Nifty Metal Index’s 1.2 percent decline. On the flipside, the NSE Nifty Auto Index was the top sectoral gainer, up 0.53 percent.

Sensex, Nifty End Volatile Session With Minor Gains As Polls Start
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Stocks Moving On Heavy Volumes

Bharat Dynamics

  • Stock rose as much as 9.9 percent to Rs 320.90.
  • Trading volume was more than 40 times its 20-day average.

Forbes & Co

  • Stock rose as much as 4 percent to Rs 2,500.
  • Trading volume was almost 14 times its 20-day average.

Vakrangee

  • Stock rose as much as 19.9 percent to Rs 68.20.
  • Trading volume was almost seven times its 20-day average.

Manappuram Finance

  • Stock rose as much as 8.2 percent to Rs 129.20.
  • Trading volume was almost five times its 20-day average.

SpiceJet

  • Stock rose as much as 9.9 percent to Rs 103.85.
  • Trading volume was almost triple its 20-day average.

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