Utilties stocks rise
Utilties stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Utilities index increasing 15.93 points or 0.72% at 2214.44 at 09:48 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Utilities index, Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd (up 7.75%), Adani Power Ltd (up 4.97%),Reliance Power Ltd (up 4.89%),GAIL (India) Ltd (up 3.36%),Mahanagar Gas Ltd (up 3.32%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Indian Energy Exchange Ltd (up 2.22%), BF Utilities Ltd (up 2.07%), Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (up 1.86%), Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (up 1.58%), and Indraprastha Gas Ltd (up 1.37%).
On the other hand, Torrent Power Ltd (down 2.34%), Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd (down 1.55%), and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (down 0.89%) turned lower.
At 09:48 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 114.91 or 0.23% at 50731.17.
The Nifty 50 index was down 49.45 points or 0.33% at 15031.3.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 62.89 points or 0.3% at 21316.96.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 14.37 points or 0.2% at 7048.83.
On BSE,1213 shares were trading in green, 981 were trading in red and 110 were unchanged.
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First Published: Mar 05 2021 | 10:00 AM IST