Indian shares firm ahead of key cenbank meetings
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
BENGALURU, June 12 (Reuters): Indian shares held firm on Monday, while investors awaited directions from key central bank meetings in a data-heavy week, starting with the domestic retail inflation reading later in the day.
The blue-chip Nifty 50 index closed 0.21 per cent higher at 18,601.50, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.16 per cent to 62,724.71.
Nine of the 13 major sectoral indexes advanced, with information technology rising 1.51 per cent. The IT index had lost nearly 2.0 per cent in the past two sessions. Realty stocks also added over 1.0 per cent.