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Sensex Closes 21 Points Higher, Nifty Settles At 11,913: Highlights

BSE Sensex today: The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 93.83 points to hit 40,417.44on the upside.
BSE Sensex today: The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 93.83 points to hit 40,417.44on the upside.

Domestic stock markets ended on a marginally higher note after swinging between gains and losses amid volatile trade on Monday. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 93.83 points to hit 40,417.44 on the upside, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark advanced to as high as 11,932.65, up 24.5 points from the previous close. Gains in banking stocks - especially state-run lenders - were offset by losses in information technology and pharma shares. For most part of the day, the benchmarks traded lower but buying in banking shares which pushed the banking sub-index - the Nifty Bank - above the 31,000 mark.

Here are highlights of the movement in domestic stock markets (Sensex and Nifty) on November 11: