Sensex up 73 pts

Mumbai, Mar 17 (FN Bureau) The BSE Sensex on Wednesday improved by 73 pts to open at 50,436.02 as buying was seen in IT, Technology and Capital Goods stocks. The Nifty too gained by 36 pts to 14,946.55. The Sensex registered intra days high and low at 50,522.83 and 50,287.59 pts respectively.

The Nifty registered intra days high and low at 14,956.55 and 14,884.55 respectively. The Mid Cap fell by 0.37 pc while Small Cap rose by 0.01 pc. In 30 scrips 12 advanced while 18 declined. The gainers were TCS by 1.27 pc to Rs 3148.20, HCL Technologies by 1.21 pc to Rs 1018.55, Tech Mahindra by 1.12 pc to Rs 1039.50 and Infosys by 0.98 pc to Rs 1397.80.

The losers were ONGC by 2.69 pc to Rs 113, Asian Paints by 1.88 pc to Rs 2424.25, NTPC by 1.69 pc to Rs 107.80 and Sun Pharma by 1.40 pc to Rs 593.60.