Indian benchmark indices opened with a negative sentiment in the morning trade but recovered sharply just before the closing bell. The volatility witnessed was on the back of Indian Air Force (IAF) strike early morning in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) which killed about 350 terrorists.
NSE
Sensex closed at 35,973.71, down by 239.67 points while Nifty closed at 10,835.30, down by 44.80 points.
Around 930 shares advanced in yesterday's trading session, 1,556 shares declined and 144 shares remain unchanged.
There was a selling pressure in sectors like PSU banks, energy, infrastructure, FMCG and IT while pharmaceuticals, metals and automobile space saw some buying during yesterday's trading session.
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First Published:Feb 27, 2019 7:33 AM IST