Markets today : 11.05.11

Indian markets ended rangebound session on a positive note as buying activity emerged across the board with realty, metals and auto in the lead. Capital goods space ended marginally in the red.

Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex ended at 18584.96, up 72.19 points or 0.39 per cent. The 30-share index hit a high of 18622.44 and low of 18454.93 in trade today.

National Stock Exchange's Nifty closed at 5562, up 20.75 points or 0.37 per cent. The broader index touched a high of 5574.70 and low of 5525 intraday.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.56 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.73 per cent higher.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Realty Index was up 1.40 per cent. BSE Metal Index moved 1.01 per cent higher and BSE Auto Index advanced 0.95 per cent. BSE Capital Goods Index was down 0.03 per cent.

Hero Honda (3.31%), DLF (2.46%), Tata Motors (1.85%) SBI (1.78%) and Reliance Infrastructure (1.48%) were the major Sensex gainers.

NTPC (-1.86%), Tata Power (-1.39%), ONGC (-1.30%), Maruti (-1.14%) and L&T (-0.98%) were the top losers.

Market breadth was positive on the BSE with 1612 gainers against 1192 losers.