Benchmark indices ended higher for the third consecutive session on September 5 with Nifty above 19,550.
At close, the Sensex was up 152.12 points or 0.23 percent at 65,780.26, and the Nifty was up 46.10 points or 0.24 percent at 19,574.90. About 2052 shares advanced, 1501 shares declined, and 140 shares unchanged.
Top gainers on the Nifty were Apollo Hospitals, Coal India, Sun Pharma, BPCL and Bajaj Auto, while losers included UltraTech Cement, SBI Life Insurance, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Maruti Suzuki and Eicher Motors.
Among sectors, banks were down marginally, while other sectors ended in the green with healthcare and realty added 1 percent each.TO KNOW MORE@ 9917338909
