Sensex closes possibly higher; posts weekly gain

Mumbai, Nov 30 The BSE Sensex pared starting gains Friday to end humbly higher at 36,194.30 points on profit- booking at higher levels amid mixed global cues.

Trading sentiment was mixed ahead of the two-day G20 summit in Argentina and expectation of oil creation cut in the up and coming OPEC meet, analysts said.

The 30-share Sensex settled 23.89 points, or 0.07 percent, higher at 36,194.30, while the more extensive NSE Nifty jumped 18.05 points, or 0.17 percent, to 10,876.75.

During the week, the Sensex increased 1,213.28 points and the Nifty rose 350.

Yes Bank, Wipro, Kotak Bank, M&M, Sun Pharma, Maruti, HDFC, Hero MotoCorp, Infosys, TCS, L&T, Bajaj Auto and HUL were among the top gainers, rising up to 6 percent.

Then again, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Vedanta, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Coal India, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, Axis Bank, PowerGrid and SBI were among the top losers, falling up to 3 percent.

Segment astute, realty, pharma and IT lists ascended to 2 percent, while banking and metal stocks fell up to 0.55 percent.

Financial specialists likewise turned careful in front of the total national output (GDP) information planned to be released later in the day, dealers said.

Meanwhile, the rupee ascended for the fourth straight day, up 13 paise at 69.78 against the US dollar intra-day amid weakness in the greenback against some amid weakness overseas.

On a net basis, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) purchased shares worth Rs 823.47 crore Thursday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net purchasers to the tune of Rs 973.31 crore, temporary information accessible with BSE appeared.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.40 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.21 percent, Shanghai Composite Index jumped 0.81 percent, while Korea's Kospi fell 0.82 percent.

In Europe, Frankfurt's DAX was down 0.67 percent, Paris' CAC fell 40 0.49 percent and London's FTSE shed 0.65 percent.