Mkt ends higher for 2nd straight day: HDFC outperforms

The markets ended higher for the second straight session on the back of buying seen in scrips across sectors. The markets traded withThe rally was inline with Asian markets. Capital goods, power, pharma and metal stocks were among the major gainers. Select auto stocks were under pressure. The volumes were very low and the midcap index underperformed the broader markets. BHEL and NTPC continued the uptrend and were the top gainers and the other gainers were HDFC and Zee Entertainment.

Sensex closed up 162.19 points or 1.28% at 12786.77, and the Nifty up 42.60 points or 1.15% at 3733.25.

About 1535 shares have advanced, 893 shares declined, and 79 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,280.07 up 43.7 points or 0.83%.
The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 6,386.48 up 73 points or 1.2%.
The BSE Bankex was up 1.2% at 6,253.61. Centurion BoP, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda moved upwards.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 2.2% at 8,912.32. Praj Industries, Crompton Greave, Aban Offshore, BHEL, Bharat Elec closed higher.
The BSE Health Care Index was up 2% at 3,645.99. Novartis India, Nicholas Pirama, Divis Labs, Dr Reddys Labs, Aurobindo Pharm closed higher.
The BSE Metal Index closed at 8,366.76 up 1.8%. Guj NRE Coke, Hind Zinc, Sterlite Ind, Tata Steel, Welspun Guj advanced higher.
The BSE FMCG Index closed flat at 1,713.11. Colgate, Nestle, Tata Tea, Nirma closed higher.
BSE Oil and Gas Index closed higher at 6,371.32 up 1.3%. GAIL, Reliance, Reliance Natura, BPCL ended in green.
The BSE IT Index gained 1% at 4,814.24. I-Flex Solution, HCL Tech, Patni Computer, Wipro closed higher.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,591.92 down 0.4%.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 6966.06 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 22068.38 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 3219.45 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 32253.89 crore.