The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 207 points at 17,825 on positive global cues, and moved up to a high of 17,912 in early deals.The index could not hold gains on selling pressure in financial stocks, and slipped into negative zone. The index dropped to a low of 17,482 - down 430 points from the day's high - in noon deals.Fresh buying towards the end saw the Sensex rebound into positive zone and close with a gain of 117 points (0.7%) at 17,735.The BSE Mid-cap index gained 80 points (1%) at 7,669, and the Small-cap index moved up 62 points (0.6%) to 9,693.The NSE Nifty ended 37 points higher at 5,192.The BSE market breadth was marginally positive - out of 2,783 stocks traded, 1,462 advanced, 1,248 declined and 73 were unchanged today.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has picked up 0.60% stake in logistic services provider -- Gateway Distriparks. The bank has bought 6.40 lakh shares in the company for a total consideration of Rs 8.32 crore. Gateway Distriparks, incorporated in 1994, is engaged in the business of warehousing, container freight stations, providing handling and clearance of sea borne export-import trade in containerized form.
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