Sensex Up 300 Pts; ICICI Bank Gains 2%, HCLT Slips 5%
Indian equity benchmark indices held steady gains in Monday’s intra-day deals tracking gains in Asian peers.
The S&P BSE Sensex was up 350 points at 74,083 levels. The NSE Nifty 50 was up 60-odd points at 22,475 levels.
Tech Mahindra was the top mover among the Sensex 30 shares, up over 2 per cent. ICICI Bank, Maruti, NTPC, IndusInd Bank, UltraTech Cement and Sun Pharma were the other major gainers.
On the other hand, HCL Technologies plunged 3.5 per cent. Mahindra & Mahindra shed 1.5 per cent.
Broader indices too held strong gains. The BSE MidCap and the SmallCap indices were up 0.7 per cent each.