Mumbai, Apr 22 (UNI) The BSE Sensex remained firm for the sixth straight session on Tuesday, rising 205 pts at 79,614.40 in opening session as buying was seen across the board amid consistent inflow from foreign investors.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) moved up 51.95 pts at 24,177.50 pts.
The BSE Sensex registered intra day high at 79,728.39 and intra day low at 79,253.44 pts respectively.
The Nifty registered days high at 24,201.65 and low at 24,072 pts.
The Mid cap rose 0.69 pc and Small cap by 0.71 pc.
In 30 scrips, 15 advanced while 15 declined.
The gainers were Eternal by 2.86 pc to Rs 240.85, Kotak Bank by 1.66 pc to Rs 2279.85, HDFC Bank by 1.36 pc to Rs 1953.80 and Tata Steel by 1.11 pc to Rs 140.75.
The losers were IndusInd Bank by 2.91 pc to Rs 803.95, Infosys by 1.40 pc to Rs 1430.10, Powergrid by 1.17 pc to Rs 316.20 and Bharti Airtel by 0.87 pc to Rs 1867.20.
Asian Market witnessed a mixed trend.
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