Energy shares gain
Energy stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the S&P BSE Energy index rising 103.1 points or 0.84% at 12388.96 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Energy index, Confidence Petroleum India Ltd (up 5.54%), Coal India Ltd (up 3.79%),Sanmit Infra Ltd (up 3.2%),Deep Industries Ltd (up 2.69%),Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (up 1.79%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (up 1.66%), Gujarat Gas Ltd (up 1.29%), Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (up 1.24%), Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd (up 0.98%), and Oil India Ltd (up 0.78%).
On the other hand, Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd (down 1.99%), IRM Energy Ltd (down 1.48%), and Mahanagar Gas Ltd (down 0.89%) moved lower.
At 09:47 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 140.4 or 0.19% at 73865.54.
The Nifty 50 index was down 28.5 points or 0.13% at 22473.5.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 79.46 points or 0.17% at 47880.21.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 16.79 points or 0.12% at 14570.73.
On BSE,1549 shares were trading in green, 1735 were trading in red and 167 were unchanged.
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First Published: May 21 2024 | 10:00 AM IST