Market Highlights: Indices finish marginally decrease, Sensex settles beneath 59,000-mark, Zee surges 30%

Share/Stock Highlights: The frontline fairness indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended marginally decrease on Wednesday weighed by non-public banks and NBFC shares.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 77.94 factors (0.13 per cent) to finish beneath the 59,000 level-mark at 58,927.33 whereas the Nifty 50 settled at 17,546.65, down 15.35 factors (0.09 per cent). Both the indices had opened marginally greater and traded in a spread all through the day.
On the Sensex pack, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), Nestle India, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) have been the highest laggards of the day whereas Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), HCL Technologies, Bajaj Auto, Reliance Industries (RIL) and Tata Steel have been the highest gainers.
Among the sectoral indices on NSE, the Nifty Media was the highest performer of the day surging 13.57 per cent led by a 30.50 per cent rally within the shares of Zee Entertainment (ZEEL). Apart from media, the Nifty Realty too climbed 8.45 per cent aided by Godrej Properties and DLF. The Nifty Metal index too rose 1.47 per cent led by NMDC and Coal India.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index climbed 374.42 factors (1.51 per cent) to finish at 25,166.54 led by Godrej Properties and Balkrishna Industries. The S&P BSE SmallCap index settled at 27,856.10, up 326.98 factors (1.19 per cent) aided by VRL Logistics and Zee Learn.
(with inputs from companies)