Market Highlights: Indices finish flat, Sensex rises 29 pts; Autos acquire, IT shares crack

Share/Stock Highlights: The benchmark fairness indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended flat with gentle beneficial properties on Monday.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 29.41 factors (0.05 per cent) to finish at a report closing excessive of 60,077.88, whereas the Nifty 50 ended at an all-time excessive of 17,855.10, up 1.90 factors (0.01 per cent). Earlier within the day, the BSE benchmark had hit a contemporary report intraday excessive of 60,412.32, whereas the broader Nifty had touched an intraday excessive of 17,943.50 simply shy of its report peak of 17,947.65.
On the Sensex pack, Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Bajaj Auto, NTPC, Reliance Industries (RIL) and HDFC Bank had been the highest gainers of the day. On the opposite aspect, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Nestle India had been the most important laggards.
Among the sectoral indices on NSE, the Nifty Auto surged 3.22 per cent pushed by Maruti, M&M and Tata Motors. Nifty Realty too climbed 2.99 per cent led by Prestige Estates Projects and The Phoenix Mills. On the opposite hand, the Nifty IT index crashed 2.88 per cent dragged by MindTree and HCL Tech.
In the broader market, S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 25,195.83, up 0.99 factors (0.00 per cent) whereas the S&P BSE SmallCap settled at 27,988.19, down 35.15 factors (0.13 per cent).
(with inputs from companies)