Equities close marginally in green, capital goods stocks up (Second Lead)

Mumbai Sep 8 (IANS) After a volatile day of trade key Indian equity indices provisionally closed on a flat note -- marginally in the green -- on Friday buoyed by good buying activities in capital goods stocks.

However heavy selling pressure in index heavyweights like Dr. Reddy s Lab Mahindra and Mahindra Bajaj Auto and Sun Pharma among others capped gains.

The wider 51-scrip Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was up 4.90 points or 0.05 per cent to provisionally close (at 3.30 p.m.) at 9 934.80 points.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 31 694.15 points closed at 31 687.52 points -- up 24.78 points or 0.08 per cent from its previous close at 31 662.74 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 31 763.70 points and a low of 31 619 points during intra-day trade.

However the BSE market breadth was bearish -- with 1 509 declines and 1 102 advances.

On Thursday the benchmark indices closed on a flat note. The Nifty50 was up 13.70 points or 0.14 per cent to close at 9 929.90 points while the Sensex closed at 31 662.74 points -- fractionally up 0.77 points.

--IANS
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