Shares end near day's high; metal stocks outperform
Domestic equity benchmarks ended near the day's high on Thursday. FMCG and metal shares advanced while banks and financial shares corrected. As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 222.13 points or 0.43% to 51,531.52. The Nifty 50 index gained 66.80 points or 0.44% to 15,173.30. The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.45%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.06%. Buyers outnumbered sellers. On the BSE, 1741 shares rose and 1246 shares fell. A total of 139 shares were unchanged. COVID-19 Update: Total COVI...