Benchmark indices ended higher for the second consecutive day on July 16 helped by the gains in the IT, pharma and banking stocks.   At close, the Sensex was up 419.87 points or 1.16% at 36471.68, and the Nifty was up 121.80 points or 1.15% at 10740. About 1058 shares have advanced, 1512 shares declined, and 158 shares are unchanged.   Infosys, BPCL, Cipla, M&M and Britannia Industries were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Bharti Infratel, Tech Mahindra, ITC, Zee Entertainment and IOC.   All the sectoral indices ended in the green. BSE Midcap Index ended with a 0.7 percent gain, while BSE Smallcap index ended marginally lower.

Benchmark indices ended higher for the second consecutive day on July 16 helped by the gains in the IT, pharma and banking stocks.   At close, the Sensex was up 419.87 points or 1.16% at 36471.68, and the Nifty was up 121.80 points or 1.15% at 10740. About 1058 shares have advanced, 1512 shares declined, and 158 shares are unchanged.   Infosys, BPCL, Cipla, M&M and Britannia Industries were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Bharti Infratel, Tech Mahindra, ITC, Zee Entertainment and IOC.   All the sectoral indices ended in the green. BSE Midcap Index ended with a 0.7 percent gain, while BSE Smallcap index ended marginally lower.