Here's the simplest explanation to what's been happening at the Markets today

The Nifty and the Sensex eked out modest gains as the rally entered its third day on Thursday. The indices briefly dipped in the red around 11 a.m. but buying resurfaced to take them back up in the green. Here is a snapshot of the latest that is happening in the cash markets on the exchanges post noon.

BENCHMARK INDICES
Nifty added 11 points at 7,960 points
Sensex rose 91 points to 26,246 points

BROADER INDICES
CNX 100 Index rose 0.3% to 8,091 points
CNX Mid Cap Index added 0.4% to 13,036 points
CNX Small Cap Index rose 0.3% to 5,250 points

SECTORAL INDICES
CNX Pharma rose 1.5% to 13,114 points
CNX Energy added 0.6% to 7,686 points
CNX FMCG rose 0.3% to 20,020 points
CNX IT lost 0.8% to 11,932 points
CNX Auto fell 0.3% to 7,740 points

TOP NIFTY GAINERS
UltraTech
Infosys
Lupin

TOP NIFTY LOSERS
HCL Tech
Zee Ent
BHEL

TOP TRADED ON NIFTY
HCL Tech
Lupin
Infosys

TOP VOLUME BUZZERS
ICRA
BASF India
Gujarat Gas

52-WEEK HIGHS
Cadila Healthcare
Dishman Pharma
Balaji Telefilms

52-WEEK LOWS
GMDC
Shiv-Vani Oil
Gujarat Apollo Industries

ADVANCE-DECLINE RATIOS
NIFTY: 32/18
SENSEX: 20/10
FUTURES: 86/78
BROADER MARKET: 1,303/1,105

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