Mumbai- Amid mixed signals from abroad, domestic stock markets witnessed ups and downs in trading on Thursday. Sensex closed at 84,478.67, up 12.16 points or 0.01%. Along with this, 11 stocks of Sensex were seen trading with gains and 19 stocks with losses.
On the other hand, the Nifty 50 index of the National Stock Exchange also closed at 25,879.15, up 3.35 points or 0.01%. Tomorrow is the last session of the week, and the results of the Bihar assembly elections will also be declared. Exit polls indicate that the NDA government is close to being formed. Therefore, whether the results match these expectations or not, it will be important.
FMCG and IT sectors declined, while stocks in real estate and metal sectors rose. Among Sensex companies, shares of HDFC Bank, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra and Kotak Mahindra Bank were in decline, while ICICI Bank, Airtel and Asian Paints were in the green.