Sensex Closes Flat; Capital Goods Decline

The S&P BSE capital goods index lost 290.91 points, oil and gas index was down by 136.45 points, automobile index fell 127.76 points, metal index was down by 60.70 points and realty index fell 14.44 points.

However, IT index gained 144.57 points, TECK index rose by 66.10 points and healthcare index moved up by 45.36 points.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed flat. It was up 6.70 points or 0.08 percent at 8,121.45 points.

Major Sensex gainers included Tata Consultancy Service (TCS), up 2.71 percent at Rs.2,708.05; Maruti Suzuki, up 1.29 percent at Rs.3,084.95; Cipla, up 1.22 percent at Rs.627.80; HDFC, up 1.08 percent at Rs.1,065.30; and Wipro, up 0.98 percent at Rs.586.65.

Major Sensex losers included Larsen and Toubro, down 2.51 percent at Rs.1,535.30; ONGC, down 2.26 percent at Rs.405; State Bank of India (SBI), down 1.92 percent at Rs.2,568.50; Hindustan Unilever, down at 1.73 percent at Rs.737.55; and Hero MotoCorp, down 1.57 percent at Rs.2,951.05.

In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei gained 1.58 percent and China's Shanghai Composite gained 0.58 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed 0.57 percent higher.

In Europe, London's FTSE 100 increased by 0.57 percent, Germany's DAX Index was up 0.31 percent. However, France's CAC 40 was lower by 0.16 percent.