Cautious trading ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting and a highly anticipated speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin on making Crimea part of the Russian Federation, also weighed on global sentiment, said traders.
After making a new lifetime high of 22,040.72, the BSE Sensex closed up by 22.81 points at 21,832.61. It breached previous historic high of 22,023.98 logged on March 10. Heavyweights like ITC, Maruti Suzuki, RIL and SBI notched up handsome gains but Tata Motors, Infosys, ICICI Bank, L&T and TCS ended with losses, restricting the Sensex’s rise.
The broad-based 50-issue CNX Nifty of the NSE edged up by 12.45 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 6,516.65. Like Sensex, it too formed a new lifetime high of 6,574.95 today. Its previous peak was 6,562.85 on March 11.
Key benchmark indices in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore rose by 0.05 per cent to 0.94 per cent. . European markets were trading lower in their early trade as investors waited for German economic data. Key benchmark indices in France, Germany and UK shed 0.19 per cent to 0.57 per cent.
Seventeen scrips out of the 30- share Sensex ended higher while 13 scrips finished lower. Key gainers were Maruti Suzuki (7.58 per cent), SBI (2.72 per cent) and Coal India (2.48 per cent).
After making a new lifetime high of 22,040.72, the BSE Sensex closed up by 22.81 points at 21,832.61. It breached previous historic high of 22,023.98 logged on March 10. Heavyweights like ITC, Maruti Suzuki, RIL and SBI notched up handsome gains but Tata Motors, Infosys, ICICI Bank, L&T and TCS ended with losses, restricting the Sensex’s rise.
The broad-based 50-issue CNX Nifty of the NSE edged up by 12.45 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 6,516.65. Like Sensex, it too formed a new lifetime high of 6,574.95 today. Its previous peak was 6,562.85 on March 11.
Key benchmark indices in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore rose by 0.05 per cent to 0.94 per cent. . European markets were trading lower in their early trade as investors waited for German economic data. Key benchmark indices in France, Germany and UK shed 0.19 per cent to 0.57 per cent.
Seventeen scrips out of the 30- share Sensex ended higher while 13 scrips finished lower. Key gainers were Maruti Suzuki (7.58 per cent), SBI (2.72 per cent) and Coal India (2.48 per cent).