Mkts close above 10k on hefty buying

Mumbai: The markets saw heavy buying interest and ended the day with healthy gains. The Sensex closed above the 10,275.88 up 235.74 points and the Nifty was up 71.3 points at 2,994.7.

It was a broad based rally and buying was seen in scrips across sectors.

The positive sentiment was seen in markets across the globe, the Asian markets were shining; emerging markets were in green and the European markets also opened strong.

The major gainers on the indices were HDFC, L&T, Hindalco, SBI, M&M and PNB.

The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 5,492.77, up 168.8 points.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 4,416.41, up 92.77 points.

Apart from the BSE consumer durable all the BSE sectoral indices were in green. BSE metal index emerged as the top performer followed by the auto index.

The major gainers on the indices were Tata Motors, ACC, Cipla, Maruti Udyog and MTNL.

The BSE Capital Goods Index moved up by 4.2 per cent at 6,916.28. Lakshmi Machine, Larsen &Toubro, Praj Industries, KEC Infrastructure and ABB closed higher.

The BSE Bankex was up 3.8 per cent at 4,469.49. IOB, UTI Bank, PNB, Oriental Bank and Andhra Bank closed in positive terrain.

The BSE Metal Index advanced by 3.6 per cent at 8,075.39. Hind Zinc, Nalco, Hindalco, SAIL and Jindal Steel witnessed buying interest.

The BSE Auto Index added 2.66 per cent at 4,651.98. Mahindra &Mahindra, Apollo Tyres, Cummins, Asahi India, Hind Motors and Ashok Leyland closed in positive terrain.

The BSE Oil and Gas Index was rose 1.74 per cent at 4,974.29. Chennai Petro, ONGC, GAIL, BPCL and Kochi Refinery advanced higher.

The BSE IT Index was up by 1.63 per cent at 3,560.35. HCL Info, Satyam, Wipro and TCS moved up.

The BSE FMCG Index was up 0.8 per cent at 1,855.66. P&G, Dabur India, Tata Tea, Nirma and ITC closed in green.

The BSE Health Care Index was up by 0.35 per cent at 3,156.29. Matrix Lab, Novartis India, Sun Pharma, Biocon, Orchid Chemical and GlaxoSmithKline were among the major gainers.

The BSE Consumer Durables Index lost 0.55 per cent at 2,747.91.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 6461.34 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 22995.94 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 3,254.50 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 32,711.78 crore.