Sensex gains nearly 100 points ahead of July F&O expiry

arkets staged a recovery in late trades to end higher, ahead of the expiry of July derivative contracts, as gains in private banking majors helped offset losses in capital goods major L&T. 

 

The S&P BSE Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while the CNX Nifty edged higher by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.

 

Moreover, the broader markets ended mixed as the BSE Mid-cap index performed in line with the benchmark indices up nearly 0.4% while the Small-cap index ended flat with a negative bias.

 

The overall market breadth on the BSE was marginally weak as 1481 shares declined while 1401 advanced.