Sensex closes 53 pts up, ICICI tops
In a see-saw trade, the BSE benchmark index Sensex today closed nearly 53 points higher at 17,636.80 points, with ICICI Bank and Larsen & Toubro leading the gains.
Profit booking at high levels marked the day's trade amid firm Asian cues, brokers said.
A chaotic auction of ONGC shares also weighed on investors who are concerned over government's ability to meet its disinvestment target.
The 30-share barometer resumed better and moved erratically in a range of 17,731.88 points to 17,504.38 points before concluding at 17,636.80, exhibiting a net rise of 52.83 points or 0.30 per cent.
The 50-issue Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also rose by 19.60 points or 0.37 per cent to 5,359.35 points.
Some of the banking, pharma and capital goods counters attracted good buying support while realty stocks, led by DLF, suffered the most for the second day in a row.
ICICI Bank, which shot up by 2.08 per cent, was the main contributer to the Sensex rise. Engineering giant L&T rose by 1.66 per cent on reports that the company has bagged orders worth over Rs 1,300 crore across various business segments in February 2012.
"Markets are likely to be highly volatile in March as important data and events are lined up during this month. Starting from March 5-6, when the UP poll results will be declared, important events like Monetary policy review (March 15) and Union budget (March 16) will lead to cautious to jittery sentiments on the bourses," Shanu Goel Research Analyst Bonanza Portfolio said.
Asian shares rose in the early
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