Sensex gains 11 points

Brokers say the sentiment was steady in view of Tuesday being the last session for current settlement on the National Stock Exchange NSE. Speculators encouraged by fresh purchases in cement scrips. The foreign funds, too bought aggressively in these stocks. ITC remained the most active scrip with a turnover of Rs 166.80 crore of the total volume of business of Rs 1,215.91 crore.

Onthe NSE, pivotals improved further on buying spree from financial institutions and common investors on last day of settlement. The volume of the business was moderate and share prices fluctuated in a narrow range. The NSE-50 index opened at 1185.20 and closed at 1188.10,showing a net gain of 2.95 points. The Mid Cap index settled down at 1671.85, increasing by 1.85 points. About 120 securities have hit their prices bands, 579 were advanced, 538 were declined and 84 scrips remained unchanged.