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Sensex, Nifty trade flat in afternoon session
Sensex,
Nifty trade flat in afternoon session
Mumbai, May 5 A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE
Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading flat at 16.91 points or 0.06 percent up
during afternoon session on Tuesday.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading
flat at 4.95 points or 0.06 percent up at 8,336.90 points.
The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at
27,561.32 points, was trading at 27,507.50 points (at 12.43 p.m.), up 16.91
points or 0.06 percent from the previous day's close at 27,490.59 points.
The Sensex has touched a high of 27,603.71 points and a low of 27,402.94 points
in the intra-day trade so far.
Good buying was observed in metal and capital goods sectors, while selling
pressure was seen in power and consumer durables sectors.
The BSE S&P metal index moved up by 2.24 percent and capital goods index
inched up by 0.78 percent, while power index went down by 0.50 percent and
consumer durables index dropped by 0.18 percent.