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The key equity barometers traded with minor losses in early trade. Nifty opened at 25076 and hit a high of 25084 in first half hour of trade. Nifty Pharma, Nifty Healthcare Index and Nifty PSU Bank shares gained, while Nifty IT and Nifty Realty shares declined.
At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, inched down 142.99 points or 0.18% to 80,856.41. The Nifty 50 index moved lower by 60.80 points or 0.24% to 24,925.60.
The broader market surpassed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index edged lower by 0.25% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index posted modest losses of 0.21%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1688 shares advanced and 2068 shares fell. A total of 219 shares were unchanged.
Nifty Pharma index advanced 1.38% to 28819. The index has soared 10.09% in last one month and jumped 27.02% over last one year. Gland Pharma, climbing 5.80%, led the gainers followed by Divi's Lab., rising 5.55% and Mankind Pharma, gaining 3.71%, respectively. Out of 20 index constituents, 18 are reporting gains today.
Nifty Healthcare Index index gained 1.06% to 17364. The index has climbed 9.55% in last one month and registered sharp gains of 17.11% over last one year. Gland Pharma, strengthening 5.80%, led the gainers followed by Divi's Lab., advancing 5.55% and Mankind Pharma, up 3.71%, respectively. Out of 20 index constituents, 16 are reporting gains today.
Nifty IT index fell 1.09%. The index has rallied 18.51% in last one month and edged lower by 7.90% over last one year. Mphasis, slipping 1.89%, led the losers followed by HCL Technologies, edging lower 1.72% and Coforge, losing 1.26%, respectively. All 10 index constituents are reporting losses today.
In NIFTY500, Caplin Point Lab is the top gainer today, registering sharp gains of 5.95% to Rs 2595.50. The counter has soared 26.45% in last one year. It recorded an average volume quantity of 3804.33 in last five sessions compared to 7369.64 over last one month.
Asian markets jumped on Monday. China’s Shanghai composite is slightly higher by 0.46%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is marginally higher by 0.22%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is significantly higher by 3.02%.
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