NEW DELHI: Grasim Industries, Coal India, UltraTech Cement, Hindalco Industries, Asian Paints and Tata Consultancy Services emerged as the top gainers in the Nifty index on Tuesday.On the contrary, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, Cipla, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv and Lupin stood as the top losers in the Nifty index.
Indian equity benchmarks ended Tuesday's session on a flat note as gains in HDFC, Tata Consultancy Services, Maruti Suzuki and Infosys were offset by losses in Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank.Investors restricted their bets ahead of the expiry of June series of options and derivatives contract on Thursday.Besides, a fresh rise in global crude oil prices and a precarious Indian rupee remained a concern.The BSE Sensex finished Tuesday's trade slightly up by 20 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 35,490, with 19 stocks in the green and 12 in the red.The NSE Nifty50 inched up by 7 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 10,769, with 26 stocks advancing and 24 declining.Among the sectors on NSE, Nifty FMCG, rising over 1 per cent, stood at the top.
Nifty Realty finished the day as the top loser among the sectoral indices, falling 0.72 per cent.