Sensex ends above 11,700 up 87 points

Mumbai: The markets had a strong session on Tuesday as sustained buying was seen in the frontliners. The Sensex closed at 11,706.85 up 87 points.

The Nifty gained 25 points to close at 3426.

The BSE Small Cap Index closed flat at 5,870.44.

The BSE Midcap Index closed flat at 4,844.90.

Most of the BSE sectoral indices closed in the positive terrain.

The BSE IT Index was gained 1.5 per cent at 4,298.34. HCL Info, Wipro, Mphasis BFL, Infosys and Patni Computer moved northwards on the bourses.

The BSE Capital Goods Index rose 0.7 per cent at 7,803.09. Praj Industries, Bharat Elec, Crompton Greave, BHEL and Thermax closed higher.

The BSE FMCG Index closed was up 0.6 per cent at 1,997.54. ITC, Colgate, Nirma, P & G and McDowell closed in green.

The BSE Bankex was up 0.6 per cent at 5,273.29. Bank of India, Canara Bank, Andhra Bank and ICICI Bank moved upwards.

The BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 0.34 per cent at 5,674.52. IOC, ONGC, MRPL and HPCL rose higher.

The BSE Health Care Index gained 0.4 per cent at 3,518.11. FDC, Sun Pharma, Ipca Labs, Wyeth and Cipla gained.

The BSE Auto Index rose 0.24 per cent at 4,971.16. Exide Industries, Maruti Udyog, Sundram, TVS Motor and Ashok Leyland were among the giners.

The BSE Metal Index lost 0.9 per cent at 8,406.72. Jindal Saw, Sesa Goa, Tata Steel, SAIL and Hindalco witnessed selling pressure.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 5739.72 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 25890.84 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 2417.32 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 34047.88 crore.