Sensex up 128 point at the end of the day

Indian equities trade higher in the post noon trade on Tuesday led by bank, auto and power stocks gain. At the end of the day, the Sensex was trading up 128.23 points or 0.45% at 28,355.62 with 18 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 39.20 points or 0.46% at 8,565.55 with 33 components gaining.

Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Tata Motors (4.01%), I C I C I Bank (3.34%), G A I L (India) (2.26%), Mahindra & Mahindra (2.53%), Sesa Sterlite (2.64%), and Tata Steel (2.80%).

On the other hand, Tata Consultancy Services (2.87%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (2.33%), Reliance Industries (1.63%), Housing Development Finance Corporation (2.05%), Hindustan Unilever (1.17%), and NTPC (0.15%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.

The BSE Smallcap index was at 10899.01 down by 12.53 points or by 0.11%.

The Consumer Durables index was at 10,360.45, up by 149.43 points or by 1.46%.The Bankex index was at 21,464.07, up by 128.23points or by 0.45%. The Auto index was at 18,945.47, up by 325.04 points or by 1.75%.