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It is choppy going for now, at least
Updated On: 18 June, 2018 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Arun Kejriwal
Trade wars between China and USA leave global investors nervous

Workers transfer soybeans at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. China retaliated by imposing 'equal' tariffs on US products, following a decision by US President Donald Trump to slap duties on $50 billion of Chinese products. Pic/AFP
Markets were choppy, and gains registered on Tuesday, June 12, helped markets close with small weekly gains. BSESENSEX gained 178.47 points or 0.50 per cent to close at 35,622.14 points. NIFTY gained 50.05 points or 0.46 per cent to close at 10,817.70 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 0.35 per cent, 0.29 per cent and 0.30 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP lost 0.13 per cent but BSESMALLCAP gained 0.44 per cent.
Top gainer
The top sectoral gainer was BSEHEALTHCARE up 6.13 per cent followed by BSEIT 2.83 per cent and BSETECK 2.15 per cent. The top sectoral loser was BSEMETAL down 3.34 per cent followed by BSEPOWER 1.79 per cent and BSEOIL&GAS 1.74 per cent. In individual stocks, the pharma names were right on top. Dr Reddy gained 12.25 per cent followed by Lupin 10.88 per cent, Cipla 8.78 per cent and Sun Pharma 7.50 per cent. The top loser was Tata Steel down 5.93 per cent followed by Indian Oil 5.00 per cent, ONGC 4.87 per cent and NTPC 3.52 per cent.

