Closing Bell on March 22: Shrugging off early weakness, equity markets rebounded and held their gains through the day on Friday. The S&P BSE Sensex, which fell over 200 points in early deals, closed 191 points (0.26 per cent) higher at 72,832 levels.
The Nifty50, on the other hand, ended at 22,097, up 85 points (0.39 per cent), led by Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, UPL, Apollo Hospitals, Sun Pharma, Cipla, SBI Life, Bajaj Auto, Titan, Eicher Motors, ITC, JSW Steel, L&T, Hindalco, Tata Motors, and Adani Ports.
In the broader markets, too, positive sentiment lifted the BSE MidCap index 0.38 per cent and the BSE SmallCap index 1.06 per cent.
Among sectors, the Nifty IT was the only sector that declined today after global giant Accenture trimmed its revenue forecast for FY24, and painting a dull outlook for the sector. The IT index slipped 2.26 per cent today.
