The Indian equity markets ended on a mixed note on Thursday, September 17, with the benchmark indices diverging amid sharp volatility during the closing auction session on the weekly expiry day. The Sensex closed in the red, while the Nifty ended marginally higher.
The NSE Nifty 50 settled at 23,270.60, gaining 53 points, or 0.23%, while the BSE Sensex ended 21.86 points, or 0.03%, lower at 74,314.59.
Broader markets heaved a sigh of relief following the recent sharp sell-off, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices closing up to 1% higher.
Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Pharma index rallied around 2%, while Nifty Realty, Nifty Auto and several other sectoral indices gained around 1% each.
Market breadth turned positive on the NSE, with 2,262 stocks advancing out of 3,651 stocks traded, compared with 1,279 declines, while 110 stocks remained unchanged.
Here are today’s top gainers on the Nifty
