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Markets end in green, Sensex closes over 100 points higher 

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Feb 04, 2019, 03:55 PM IST
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File photo of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. Photograph:(Reuters)

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The BSE benchmark Sensex Monday fell over 100 points tracking selloff in banking, auto and metal stocks amid mixed cues from global markets.

The domestic stock markets on Monday closed in green with Sensex ending 113.31 points higher at 36,582.74. Nifty, on the other hand, rose 18.60 points to end at 10,912.25. 

The BSE benchmark Sensex Monday fell over 100 points tracking selloff in banking, auto and metal stocks amid mixed cues from global markets.

The 30-share index was trading 109.53 points, or 0.30 per cent, lower at 36,359.90.

Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 31.75 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 10,861.90.

On Friday, however, key indices finished with robust gains Friday after the government made a big populist push in its final budget before elections, even as some investors fretted about the fiscal impact of farm sops and tax rebates, news agency PTI reported. 

The BSE Sensex had climbed 212.74 points, or 0.59 per cent, to finish at 36,469.43, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 62.70 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 10,893.65.