During the past week ending 1st Sept 2017, Sensex gains 141 points while Nifty gains 61 points. The Nifty index has formed higher lows with bullish pattern for the last three trading sessions. The Nifty managed to end above 9,950, showing some indications of touching the 10,000 mark.
On Friday, Sensex closed at the 31,892 level, up by 161 points and Nifty closed at the 9974 level, up by 56 points. With a strong positive sentiments in the market, there were 1071 advances, 574 declines and 321 unchanged stocks on the NS. India Volatility Index ended at the 11.76 level, down by 1.58 percent.
Pharma stocks and Realty stocks were kept public attention, with gains in the past week. The Nifty Realty index was the topper gaining 2.59 percent while the Nifty Pharma secured the second top position with gains of 2.39 percent. Among other indices, in the past week, Nifty FMCG, Bank, Auto, Metal and Media gained by 0.28%, 0.48%, 1.99%, 1.95% 2.05% respectively.