Mumbai, Jul 5 (Agency) The BSE Sensex on Monday advanced further by 395.33 pts to close at 52,880.00 on the strength of Realty, Metal, Materials, Bankex and Telecom stocks. The Nifty too rose by 112.15 pts to 15,834.35. The sensex opened steady at 52,484.67. During the day, it spurted 435 pts to 52,919.17 days high before closing at 52,880.00, up by 395.33 pts from its previous close.
The sensex registered days high and low at 52,919.17 and 52,604.35 pts respectively. The Nifty recorded days high and low at 15,845.95 sand 15,762.05 pts respectively. The sectoral indices that kept the market firm for another session today were Realty, Metal, Materials, Bankex and Telecom stocks. Scrips that rose were SBI by 1.92 pc to 432.70 a major gainer, followed by L& T, Bajaj Finserv and Axis Bank. However, selling in Tech Mahindra, Dr Reddy Lab, HCL Technology, Titan and Bharti Airtel restricted from further gains. The Mid Cap rose by 0.35 pc and Small Cap by 0.78 pc. In 30 scrips, 24 advanced while 6 declined.