Key indices Sensex and Nifty managed
to close higher for the third straight session today, led by
realty, metal and power stocks.
The gains though were moderate.
The 30-share Sensex resumed higher, but soon slipped on
profit-taking, before settling up 17.10 points, or 0.05 per
cent, at 33,359.90.
The index had risen 582.36 points in the last two
sessions after Moody's Investors Service upgraded the
country's sovereign credit rating.
The NSE 50-share after moving between 10,309.85 and
10,261.50 on alternate bouts of selling and buying, concluded
up 15.15 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 10,298.75.
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers
as they bought shares worth Rs 1,466.94 crore and foreign
portfolio investors (FPIs) also bought Rs 1,276.62 crore on
Friday, provisional data showed.
(This article has not been edited by Zeebiz editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
04:18 PM IST