Mumbai, Aug 21 (UNI) Rally continued on Wednesday too, as the BSE Sensex advanced 102.44 pts to close at 80,905.30 as buying was seen in Consumer Durable, FMCG, Metal and Health care stocks amid mixed global cues.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 71.35 pts at 24,770.20.
See saw trend was witnessed during the day, as the Sensex opened negative at 80,667.25, fell 135 pts. It was further lost by 176 pts at 80,626.38, days low.
In late trade, it erased earlier losses, and ended in green at 80,905.30, up 102.44 pts from its last close.
Meanwhile, it was surged 150 pts at 80,952.83, days high.
The stocks that kept the market firm were Consumer Durable by 1.56 pc, FMCG by 1.33 pc, Health care by 0.94 pc and Metal by 0.73 pc.
The Mid cap rose 0.43 pc and Small cap by 0.87 pc.
In 30 scrips, 17 advanced while 13 declined.
The gainers were Titan by 2.46 pc to Rs 3560, Asian Paints by 1.53 pc to Rs 3149, ITC by 1.42 pc to Rs 505.95, Hind Unilever by 1.35 pc to Rs 2787.80 and Nestle India Ltd by 1.30 pc to Rs 2551.30.
The losers were Ultrasemco by 1.51 pc to Rs 11216.50, Tata Steel by 1.36 pc to Rs 152, Tech Mahindra by 1.21 pc to Rs 1608.70 and Powergrid by 0.91 pc to Rs 337.45.
Asian Market witnessed a mixed trend as Strait Times was up 0.10 pc and Kospi by 0.17 pc.
While, Hang Seng fell by 0.69 pc and Taiwan Weighted by 0.86 pc.
