Market Round Up shut shop at 15,769, up 81 points, after seeing an intraday high of 15,831 and low of 15,695. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 21 points, to settle at 4680. The broader indices outperformed the benchmark indices; the BSE Midcap Index was up 1.1% and Smallcap Index up nearly 2%. Market breadth was positive, about 1,993 shares advanced while 890 shares declined on the BSE. Nearly 299 shares remained unchanged.

Movers & Shakers

In the technology space, Aptech and Financial Tech were up 5%. Infosys, TCS and Wipro gained 3%. Tech Mahindra was up 1%.

Cement stocks like ACC and Ambuja Cement went up 1%; Grasim up 0.5%.

Realty stocks like DLF was up 2.%. Parsvnath, Ackruti City, Unitech and HDIL were up1%.

Metal stocks like Sterlite Industries, JSW Steel, Hindustan Zinc, Jindal Saw, Hindalco and Tata Steel moved up1%.

In the FMCG space - United Spirits, HUL and ITC fell 2%.