Market Wrap, April 29: Here’s all that happened in the markets today

After a gap-up start to the day, Indian markets trimmed most of the gains to end flat as investors were divided between a host of positive and negative cues.

The BSE barometer Sensex gyrated 840 points to end the day at 49,767 up 32 points.

The two-wheeler maker reported a 1.6 per cent year-on-year growth in standalone net profit at Rs 1,332.07 crore for quarter under review.

Other Sensex losers included HDFC, HCL Tech, L&T and SBI.

In the sectoral space, Nifty Metal index continued to shine and was the best performer with a gain of 4.53%.

In stock specific action, shares of Hindustan Unilever ended flat at Rs 2,409.05 after the March quarter results.

Demand for gold in India in the January – March 2021 quarter surged 37 per cent to 140 tonne as compared to the previous corresponding period, said World Gold Council .

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