Today's market

The Sensex wrapped the day on a firm note led by FMCG, oil & gas and banking stocks. Broader markets also performed well.

It opened positive with a gain of 61.51 points, at 15,449.47 on Friday tracking cues from international markets. After few minutes, the index gained momentum on the back of sustained buying interest seen in frontliners. The index touched a 52 week high and year high for the first time. Whereas Nifty breached the crucial level of 4,650 in the early trades. As the day progressed, it traded higher, touching a high of 15,732.81. In the noon trades, the index however pared most of its gains as European markets opened on a negative note. Finally, it ended on a higher note but off high`s.

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap index increased 1.17% and 0.03% respectively.

Among the sectoral indices, BSE FMCG surged 3.17%, Oil & gas gained 2.65%, Bankex, IT, Consumer durables and Metal rose over 1% each, while Realty dipped 1.36%.