31.12.2015 12:06:58
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Sensex, Nifty Edge Higher Amid Derivatives Expiry
(RTTNews) - Indian shares ended the calendar year 2015 on a positive note despite mixed global cues. Stocks moved in a narrow range in early trade before gaining some momentum in the afternoon.
The benchmark index BSE Sensex ended the session up 157.51 points or 0.61 percent at 26,117.54, with Wipro, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Coal India, GAIL and HDFC rising 1-2 percent. The broader Nifty index closed up 50.10 points or 0.63 percent at 7,946.35.
Petronet LNG rallied 3.3 percent after the company entered into an agreement to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar's Rasgas at virtually half the original cost.
Monnet Ispat & Energy shares jumped 4.4 percent. The company said it would consider conversion of loan into equity shares pursuant to invocation of SDR scheme by joint lenders forum.
Likewise, Lanco Infratech soared 4 percent on news it would convert Rs 350 crore loans to compulsorily convertible debentures.
New Delhi Television rose 1.3 percent after its new e-commerce venture raised funding from a clutch of investors. SpiceJet added 3.5 percent on fund raising reports. Mukand climbed 10.8 percent after block deals.
Cadila Healthcare plunged 15 percent on receiving a warning letter from the U.S. FDA for irregularities at two facilities in Gujarat. JMT Auto lost 3.5 percent after its promoters pledged 71.73 percent of the company's shares to IL&FS Trust Co.
Other Asian markets turned in a mixed performance on the final trading day of 2015 and European stocks opened on a tepid note, as a renewed slide in oil prices weighed on energy stocks and worries about slowing growth in China kept investors nervous. Markets in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Germany were closed for holidays.
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