Mixed sentiment on BSE

Despite encouraging results, Castrol dropped from Rs 691.50 to close at Rs 670 with a net loss of Rs 15 on profit taking. SBI, Telco, Tata Steel and ACC also remained subdued.

The total turnover amounted to Rs 886.45 crore. ITC was the leader among the top five traded scrips with aturnover of Rs 290.24 crore, followed by Tata Tea Rs at 108.30 crore, Castrol at Rs 93.98 crore, SBI at Rs 75.88 crore and Bajaj Auto at Rs 44.17 crore.

On the NSE share prices rose further marginally on increased buying. The NSE-50 index, after a steadyAtilde;iquest;start at 976.10, improved to 981.20. Later, it fell to 971.90 and closed at 977.65, showing a mild improvement of 1.55 points over the last close of 976.10. The Midcap index started better at 1090.50 but declined to close at 1081.30, disclosing a fall of 9.00 points from the last close. The market witnessed a total turnover of Rs 1325.88 crore.