The Sensex opened at 73,743.88 against its previous close of 74,115.17 and touched its intraday high and low of 74,195.17 and 73,663.60, respectively. The 30-share pack closed 13 points, or 0.02 per cent, lower at 74,102.32.
The Nifty 50 opened at 22,345.95 against its previous close of 22,460.30 and touched its intraday high and low of 22,522.10 and 22,314.70, respectively. The benchmark index settled with a gain of 38 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 22,497.90.
A mixed trend was observed in the mid- and small-cap segments. The midcap segment outperformed as the BSE Midcap index rose 0.72 per cent. However, the BSE Smallcap index suffered a loss of 0.70 per cent.
The overall market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly 395 lakh crore from nearly ₹394 lakh crore in the previous session.
