- Andhra Pradesh: Heat wave conditions continue in the state with Ramagundam recording highest temp at 46C, Nizamabad 45.5C
- Assam: Police arrest 6 dacoits including a teacher; seize 2 countrymade pistols from them at Dakhingaon in Guwahati today
- Bihar: One person killed and 12 injured when a mini bus overturned in Minapur in Muzaffarpur today, say police
- Chennai: VCK party member Viswanathan hacked to death by some unidentified persons at S Kolathur near Kallakurichi, say police
- Delhi: HC seeks response from Delhi govt, Centre on a PIL that high security registration plates being installed are faulty
- Gujarat: I-T dept unearths black money to the tune of Rs37 cr during raids at offices and premises of 11 gold traders in Rajkot
- Haryana: Class 12 student commits suicide by hanging herself at her house in Sector 6 of Karnal, say police
- Himachal Pradesh: Literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh increased from 76.5 pc in 2001 to 82.8 pc in 2011, says census data
- Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar court sends Ahad Jan, accused of hurling a shoe at CM in 2010, to judicial custody till May 28, say officials
- Karnataka: Counselling for PG medical and dental courses scheduled for today postponed till further notice, says RGUHS registrar
- Kerala: Monsoon expected to hit Kerala coast as early as 28th May, 3 days before the due date of June 1, say met officials
- Kolkata: Poll panel to meet ADGP today to discuss security arrangements for rural polls to be notified Friday, says official
- Madhya Pradesh: Met office predicts clear sky in Bhopal in next 12 hours, maximum temperature to hover around 43C
- Maharashtra: Police arrest 5 persons for betting on IPL matches in Nashik, recover laptop, 10 mobile phones, say officials
- Mumbai: After a delay of 3 years, Milan flyover in Santa Cruz is ready and will be opened for traffic this week, say officials
- Northeast: Tripura governor urges speeding up of work on Tripura-Bangladesh border fencing during his visit to Akhaura check post
- Odisha: Centre okays Rs 47.78 crore for pilot phase of Rajiv Awas Yojana at 15 slum clusters in Odisha, say officials
- Punjab: DGSE asks school heads to be vigilant after increasing incidents of computer theft from IT libraries of govt schools
- Rajasthan: Students to fill up only one form now to get admission in any of the 66 govt colleges across the state, say officials
- Tamil Nadu: VCK party member Viswanathan hacked to death by some unidentified persons at S Kolathur near Kallakurichi, say police
- UP East: New variety of mango developed in Malihabad named Nirbhaya after Delhi gang rape victim by its grower Kaleemullah
- UP West: New variety of mango developed in Malihabad named Nirbhaya after Delhi gang rape victim by its grower Kaleemullah
- West Bengal: Poll panel to meet ADGP today to discuss security arrangements for rural polls to be notified Friday, says official
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Sensex closes in green, HUL top gainer
 IANS
Mumbai, July 24: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed 40 points up on Tuesday in choppy trade in the absence of any domestic or overseas trigger. Scrips of FMCG, consumer durables and oil and gas sectors were the major gainers.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened in the green at 16,907.74 points, but soon lost the momentum and amid volatility closed at 16,918.08 points, 0.24 percent or 40.73 points up from its previous day's close at 16,877.35 points. "Market continued to oscillate between gains and losses. This is mainly because of rollover procedure," said Kishor Ostwal, chief managing director (CMD), CNI Research. The BSE FMCG index was up 93.01 points, followed by the consumer durables index, up 72.57 points, and oil and gas index, up 67.05 points. The wider 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange closed 0.20 percent up at 5,128.20 points. Hindustan Unilever (HUL) was the biggest Sensex gainer and closed 7.5 percent up at Rs.476.05 as the company's net profit doubled year-on-year in the quarter ended June 2012. The other major Sensex gainers were Sterlite Inds, up 2.56 percent at Rs.102.10; Maruti Suzuki, up 2.34 percent at Rs.1,105.20; Bharti Airtel, up 1.42 percent at Rs.308.15; and ONGC, up 1.19 percent at Rs.284.40. The main losers were Wipro, down 2.93 percent at Rs.346; Larsen and Toubro, down 1.45 percent at Rs.1,354.55; Sun Pharma, down 1.38 percent at Rs.608.25; BHEL, down 0.96 percent at Rs.217.70; and Mahindra and Mahindra, down 0.90 percent at Rs.686.50. Other Asian markets closed mixed. Japan's Nikkei closed 0.24 percent down while Shanghai's composite index went 0.24 percent up. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.79 percent. At closing bell here, the European markets were in the red. France's CAC was down 0.18 percent and so was Germany's DAX, down 0.21 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 was trading 0.10 percent lower.
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