Markets ended with moderate gains on the auspicious occasion of Muhurat trading, the start of Samvat 2068. The Sensex closed up 20.40 points at 17,275.26. It has touched an intra day high of 17,350.49 and low of 17,273.83.
The Nifty ended at 5,201.80, up 10.20 points. It has touched an intra day high 5,219.25 and intra day low of 5,196.15.
Hindalco, SBI, Coal India, Sterlite Ind, Bharti Airtel, and L&T were major gainers.
On the other hand, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Infosys, M&M and DLF ended lower.