By Equitymaster: The Indian stock markets opened the day on a lackluster note. The indices were trading below the dotted line for the greater part of today's session. However towards the fag end of the day the resistance was overcome. The indices saw a final hour surge towards the close of the session that helped them close in the green on yet another occasion. While BSE-Sensex edged higher by close to 123 points (up 0.7%), gains on the NSE-Nifty came in at around 44 points (0.8% higher). BSE Mid cap and BSE Small cap indices fared even better, edging higher by 1.3% and 1.2% respectively. Metal and realty stocks closed the session on a positive note, while oil and gas stocks closed weak.
As far as other markets are concerned, Asian markets closed mixed while Europe is trading in the positive currently. The rupee was poised at Rs 49.5 to the dollar
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