Sensex rises 116 pts; Nifty settles March F&O series at record high

The benchmark indices continued their rising flash for third consecutive session after the Lok Sabha approved four legislations to give shape to the GST bill. The BSE Sensex, rose 116 points or 0.39% to 29,647.42, The NSE Nifty index rose 29.95 points or 0.18% to 9,173.75. Trading was volatile in consideration of March series expiry.
In the broader markets, the BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.39%, while The BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.95%, outperforming the Sensex.
Logistics shares rose higher after the passage of the GST bills. Allcargo Logistics rose 4.4% while VRL Logistics shot up 4.3% and GATI gained 2.5%.
Auto stocks including Hero MotoCorp Ltd and Ashok Leyland Ltd recovered from steep losses after the Supreme Court banned sale of new vehicles with older Euro-III fuel technology from April 1.

Sensex, Nifty tepid as Fed rate decision eyed

Benchmark indices continued to be indifferent in the afternoon trade as investors awaited Federal Reserve rate decision due tonight. The S&P BSE Sensex, was down 44.52 points or 0.15% at 29,398.11, while the Nifty 50 index was down 2.20 points at 9,084.80, on closing. The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.06% and the BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.66%. Both the index outperformed the Sensex. The market breadth, signaling the overall health, was positive. About 1,411 shares advanced against 1,398 declining shares on the BSE. A total of 188 shares were unchanged.
IT stocks were the main laggards today on surging rupee. BSE IT was down 1.8% dragged by TCS and Infosys going down 2% each and making them the big losers on BSE Sensex.
US stocks crossed lower yesterday, 14 March 2017, as a continual slump in oil prices that put pressure on energy shares and as investors await the outcome of the two-day Federal Reserve's policy meeting later today. The probable increase in interest rate would be the first of likely three this year.

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