20th Dec Market Closing Updates:

20th Dec Market Closing Updates:

Nifty closed 5.80 points down at 5942.95
Sensex closed 16.90 points up at 19881.75
Indian markets were trading higher in noon trade. At 2.12 pm, the Sensex was trading up 107.96 points or 0.54% at 19,972.81 with 20 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 34.65 points or 0.58% at 5,983.40 with 29 components gaining.

The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a decline of 94.83 points or 0.48% at 19,770.02, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a fall of 21.90 points or 0.37%, at 5,926.85
Sensex Movers

Infosys Technologies contributed rise of 37.01 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Hero Honda Motors (29.49 points), Reliance Industries (20.92 points), Tata Consultancy Services (19.01 points) and Housing Development Finance Corporation (15.77 points).
However, State Bank Of India contributed fall of 14.38 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (12.85 points), Bharti Airtel (10.42 points), I T C (9.88 points) and NTPC (6.24 points).
Biggest gainers in the 30-share index
Hero Honda Motors (13.93%),
Mahindra & Mahindra (2.57%),
Tata Consultancy Services (2.24%),
Cipla (2.17%),
Infosys Technologies (1.82%),
Tata Steel (1.39%).
Major losers in the Sensex.Bharti Airtel (1.80%),


Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (1.79%),
NTPC (1.52%),
Reliance Energy (1.46%),
State Bank Of India (1.44%),
Tata Power Company (1.10%)
Sectors in Limelight
The Auto index was at 10,126.50, up by 235.78 points or by 2.38%. The major gainers were Hero Honda Motors (13.93%), Amtek Auto (3.77%), Mahindra & Mahindra (2.57%), Maruti Suzuki India (1.34%) and Bajaj Auto (1.05%).
The IT index was at 6,691.82, up by 114.77 points or by 1.75%. The major gainers were Core Projects and Technologies (1.95%), Infosys Technologies (1.82%), Mphasis (1.19%), Oracle Financial Services Software (1.05%) and H C L Technologies (0.02%).
The HC index was at 6,521.23, down by 37.58 points or by 0.57%. The major losers were Glenmark Pharmaceutical (3.46%), Dr Reddy`S Laboratories (3.14%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (1.91%), Aurobindo Pharma (0.44%) and Fortis Healthcare (0.23%).
The PSU index was at 9,346.49, down by 36.41 points or by 0.39%. The major losers were Coal India (1.39%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (1.22%), Central Bank Of India (0.88%), Canara Bank (0.37%) and Container Corporation Of India (0.34%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was positive with 1,697 advances against 1,125 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
Claris Lifesciences topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 2,464.93 million. It was followed by Hero Honda Motors (Rs. 1,424.06 million), State Bank Of India (Rs. 827.78 million) and Moil (Rs. 681.63 million).
The volume chart was led by Ispat Industries with trades of over 24.94 million shares. It was followed by Claris Lifesciences (11.40 million), I F C I (10.13 million) and Zee Learn (4.07 million).