Sensex inches up 105 pts in volatile trade, Nifty above 22K

The domestic share market indices ended on a positive note in the volatile session on Monday with Nifty around 22,050.At close, the Sensex was up 104.99 points or 0.14 percent at 72,748.42, and the Nifty was up 32.35 points or 0.15 percent at 22,055.70. About 1953 shares advanced, 1827 shares declined, and 110 shares unchanged.
Tata Steel, M&M, JSW Steel, Tata Motors and Apollo Hospitals were among the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Tata Consumer Products, UPL, Infosys, Adani Ports and Titan Company.
On the sectoral front, capital goods, healthcare, auto, realty, metal, media up 0.5-3 percent, while IT and FMCG shed 0.5-1.5 percent. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended on a flat note.
Rupee Close:
On 18 Mar'24,the Indian rupee appreciated by 2 paise to trade at 82.84 against the US dollar in the opening session on Monday following foreign fund inflows.
An uptick in crude oil prices and listless trade in domestic stocks capped rupee gains in opening trade, forex dealers said.
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(Writer is a Finance Research Analyst, based in Gandhinagar, Gujarat)