Mumbai, Oct 25 (FN Agency) Snapping a losing streak of last four sessions, the BSE Sensex on Monday gained 145.43 points to close at 60,967.05 on the strength of Finance and Bank stocks. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too rose marginally by 10.50 points at 18,125.40. Despite high volatility, the Sensex managed to close in green today, breaking four days negative trend. As the Sensex jumped 577 points to open at 61,398.75. It was registered days high at 61,404.99 pts before closing at 60,967.05, up 145.43 points from its previous close. Meanwhile, it was dropped 372 pts to 60,449.68, days low. The sensex registered days high and low at 61,404.99 and 60,449.68 points respectively.
The Nifty recorded days high and low at 18,241.40 and 17,968.50 points respectively. The two major stocks include Finance and Bankex lifted the market today. However, selling in Realty, Consumer Durable, Industrials and Utilities capped from further gains, broker informed. The Mid Cap declined by 1.65 pc and Small Cap by 1.76 pc. In 30 scrips, 8 advanced while 22 declined. In sectoral indices, Bankex was a major gainer up by 2.30 per cent and Finance by 1.91 per cent. The indices that fell were Realty by 2.55 per cent a major loser, followed by Consumer Durable by 1.45 per cent, Industrials by 1.36 per cent and Utilities by 1.31 per cent. In Asian market, Nikkei declined 0.6 per cent and Straits Times eased 0.1 per cent, while Hang Seng was flat. While, Kospi moved up by 0.6 per cent and Shanghai Composite was up 0.4 per cent.