Sensex closes at a new high of 13,703.33 level

Mumbai, Nov 24: The Sensex today further surged by 22.50 points to close at a new high of 13,703.33 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) due to scattered bull support by domestic investors.

The market, which was in excellent form during the first-half of trading, eased in the second session as investors began booking profits at the higher level.

The BSE 30-shares Sensex closed at 13,703.33 from its last close of 13,680.83. It had moved in the 13,767.85 - 13,665.52 range, for the day.

The BSE METAL index shot up sharply by 120.58 points and closed at 9015.39. While PSU inded also rose smartly by 86.60 points to close at 6289.47. Similarly, SML CAP and MID CAP indices too advanced by 42.87 points and 39.42 points respectively and were quoted at 6523.03 for SML CAP index and for MID CAP index at 5654.71.

The S&P CNX Nifty settled up 2.65 points, at 3,948.10 before it opened flat at 3945.45. Later it moved upto 3965.80 but eased to 3935.30 during the intra-day session.

The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 5,213 crore, boosted by four block deals of 15.30 lakh shares each, executed in HDFC in opening trade at an average Rs 1,662 per share. It was the top traded counter on BSE, with a total turnover of Rs 1,021.86 crore.

The Nikkei average closed 1.13 per cent down on Friday after hitting its lowest intra-day in two months, as shares of exporters such as Honda Motor Company slid on concern a higher yen will crimp earnings from abroad, and as banks and insurers fell after earnings reports. The Nikkei lost 179.63 points to 15,734.60 after earlier hitting its lowest point since late September. Hang Seng index was down marginally by 0.03 per cent, or 5.02 points, to 19,260.30, stock brokers stated.

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