Sensex open 29 points in the green

Monday, August 14, 2006, 18:05 [IST]

Mumbai, Aug 14, (UNI) The BSE Sensex today opened 29 points in the green as the midcap and Small caps boosted the investors sentiments once again.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (sensex) opened at 11,221.86 points and soon touched the high of 11,277.94. It is currently trading at 11,269.65 points which is 77.19 points more than the previous close.

Major sectoral indices were in the green on the BSE. The midcap was up 1.64 per cent, the smallcap was up by 1.44 per cent and the PSU sector was up by 1.44 per cent.

Major gainers on the index are ONGC, Cipla, Reliance Energy, HLL, Bajaj Auto and Tata Steel all up between 1.48 to 2.10 per cent.

Losers were Hero Honda, L&T, and HDFC Bank all down between 0.39 to 1.35 per cent.

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