The Sensex was up 481.56 points at 37535.66, while Nifty was up 133.20 points at 11301.20.

Mar 12, 03:33 PM (IST)
Market at close: Bulls took charge on the Dalal Street as benchmark indices rose for the two consecutive days.

The Sensex was up 481.56 points at 37535.66, while Nifty was up 133.20 points at 11301.20. About 1595 shares have advanced, 1088 shares declined, and 147 shares are unchanged.

Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, L&T and Adani Ports were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Eicher Motors, Bajaj Finance, ONGC, Bharti Infratel and Infosys.

Among the sectors, infra, energy, bank, FMCG, metal and pharma witnessed buying interest, while IT and PSU bank index closed marginally lower.

BSE midcap index rose 0.6 percent, while BSE Smallcap index ended 1 percent higher.

Mar 12, 03:27 PM (IST)
BGR Energy wins 2 orders: Electrical Projects Division (EPD) and Environmental Engineering Division (EED) of the company have secured two orders for an aggregate value of Rs 324.46 crore.

Mar 12, 03:16 PM (IST)
Sharon Bio Medicine locked at upper circuit: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) withdrew the closure notice received for the company’s API plant at Taloja, Maharashtra.

Mar 12, 02:59 PM (IST)
JSW Steel gains: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has upgraded the long term issuer rating to IND AA from IND AA-. Outlook remains stable.

Mar 12, 02:37 PM (IST)
Piramal Enterprises’ partner Slate Run Pharmaceuticals LLC has launched generic cinacalcet hydrochloride tablets (30mg, 60mg and 90mg) in the United States.

Mar 12, 02:26 PM (IST)
Nifty bank at record high: Nifty bank has crosses its earlier high of 28,388 for the first time since August 28, 2018.

Mar 12, 02:16 PM (IST)
Aryan Toll Road a wholly owned subsidiary of IRB Infrastructure Developers, has successfully completed concession period of Pune Solapur Project on March 10, 2019.

The concession agreement for the project was signed in March, 2003. The concession period of the project was 16 years. Now, upon successful completion of concession, this SPV has handed over the project to the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH).

source: moneycontrol.com