Sensex rises by 140.29 points on Strong foreign portfolio inflows

Mumbai, March 23 -- The Bench Mark Index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) rose 140.29 points or 0.37 pc to settle at 38,164.61 in the truncated week under review on Strong foreign portfolio inflows.

However, gains were capped by profit booking on last trading session of the week.

The Nifty 50 index rose 30.05 points or 0.26 pc to settle at 11,456.90. Small and mid-cap stocks underperformed the Sensex. The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 94.63 points or 0.62 pc to settle at 15,076.89. The BSE Small-Cap index fell 78.38 points or 0.53 pc to settle at 14,758.80.

Key indices logged modest gains on Monday, March 18, 2019 amid positive global cues.Sensex rose 70.75 points to 38,095.07. The Nifty too rose 35.35 points to 11,462.20.



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