Market on Monday | Markets snap 4-day losing streak; Nifty ends above 22,500, Sensex up 473 pts
Indian equity indices snapped their four-day losing streak on October 5, with the Nifty closing above 22,500 in a volatile session, supported by falling crude oil prices and buying across sectors, barring pharma and healthcare.
At close, the Sensex was up 472.77 points or 0.66 percent at 72,382.47, and the Nifty was up 133.80 points or 0.60 percent at 22,555.75.
Broader indices performed inline with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices adding 0.5 percent each.
Biggest Nifty gainers were Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, ITC, Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance, NTPC, while losers included HCL Technologies, Max Healthcare, HDFC Bank, Asian Paints and Apollo Hospitals.
Except pharma, all other sectoral indices ended in the green with Consumer Durables, FMCG, Media, Infra, Oil & Gas, PSU Bank, Telecom, Realty up 0.5-2 percent.