After a promising weekly expiry session, benchmark index initiated the subsequent day on a subdued note, with prices opening nearly 100 points lower. The negative sentiment persisted through the first half of the session, as sellers gradually pushed prices lower. However, a sharp recovery in the second half, led largely by strength in the banking index, helped recoup all the intraday losses. As a result, the index eventually wrapped up the session almost unchanged at the 23405 mark.



