Sensex ends 466pts off low, down 12pts; Nifty holds 18,250; IT stocks shine

TCS, Infosys, L&T, Tech M, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex today.

Closing Bell

Benchmark indices staged a smart-recovery during the second half of the trading session, led by healthy buying in metal and PSU bank stocks, to end the day around flat line on Friday. The markets, however, snapped their five-day winning run and ended lower amid weak global cues.

The BSE Sensex index opened gap-down and hit a low of 60,757 in early deals today. It staged a smart come-back and bounced 567 points intra-day to hit a high of 61,324.5. However, losses in private banks and select heavyweights such as HUL and Bharti Airtel held it from ending