SENSEX Finished on a Positive Note

Share market in India continued to trade marginally higher in the afternoon session and finished on a positive note despite weak global trend.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood higher by 107 points, while the NSE Nifty finished up by 27 points.

The S&P BSE Mid Cap finished up by 0.2% while the S&P BSE Small Cap finished down by 0.2%. Among BSE sectoral indices, power sector gained the most, followed by IT sector.

On the other hand, pharma stocks and FMCG stocks led the losses. Top BSE gainers today were NTPC, Power Grid Corp, Infosys and L&T.

The rupee was trading at 68.09 against the US$ in the afternoon session. Oil prices were trading at US$ 51.23 at the time of writing share market news.

MRF share price finished the trading day down by 1.1% on the BSE. The share price of the company has rallied 57% in the last six months.

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