Here's the simplest explanation to the day at Dalal Street

The Nifty and the Sensex consolidated their early morning gains on Monday as investors hunted for value in beaten down blue chips. All major sectoral and broader indices posted modest gains in mid-afternoon trade as traders went long on metals, PSU banks, Realty and Media stocks. Here is a snapshot of the cash market on the National Stock Exchange.

BENCHMARK INDICES
Nifty added 0.7% to 7,842 points.
Sensex rose 168 points to 25,778.

BROADER INDICES
CNX 100 added 0.7% TO 7,984 points
CNX Midcap rose 1.1% to 12,854 points
CNX Small Cap gained 1% to 5,104 points

SECTORAL INDICES
Bank Nifty rose 1% to 16,791 points
CNX Realty jumped 2.9% to 168 points
CNX Metal added 1.1% to 1,787 points
CNX Media gained 0.75 to 2,357 points
CNX Finance up 0.9% to 6,879 points

TOP NIFTY GAINERS
BPCL
NTPC
Tata Steel

TOP NIFTY LOSERS
Cairn
Bajaj Auto
Tech Mahindra

TOP VOLUME BUZZERS
IFB Agro Industries
Ambika Cotton Mills
VIP Industries.

52-WEEK LOWS
Coal India
Andhra Cements

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIO
Nifty: 40/10
Sensex: 26/4
Futures: 138/23
Broader Market: 1,443/682

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