Closing Bell- Indices end flat, Nifty slips below 19,850 while Sensex stays around 66000; Healthcare and Pharma drops more than 1%

Closing Bell: Indices end flat, Nifty slips below 19,850 while Sensex stays around 66000; Healthcare and Pharma drops more than 1%

The benchmark equity indices closed Tuesday’s trading session in negative territory. The NSE Nifty 50 ended down by 9.85 points or 0.05% to settle at 19,802.00, while the BSE Sensex ended flat, slight down by 5.43 points or 0.01% to 66,017.81.Bank Nifty index gained over 127.90 points or 0.29% to settle at 43,577.50.

The broader indices ended largely in positive territory, with gain led by Smallcap and Midcap stocks. Oil & Gas and Metal stocks gained among the other sectoral indices while Pharma and Healthcare stocks shed.

Nair also said that, that range-bound momentum continued on main indexes as the market looked for new triggers for a decisive move beyond the 19800 level. However, broad markets’ undercurrent is strong and rapid buying has emerged in the mid- and small-cap counters as bargaining strategy arose on recent underperforming stocks.

Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, BPCL, IndusInd Bank and, Eicher Motors, were the top gainers on the NSE Nifty 50, while the laggers include Cipla, Ultra Tech Cement, SBI Life Insurance, LTI Mindtree, and Larsen & Tourbo.

The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) closed down by 4.63 %.