Mumbai, Dec 9 (UNI) The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday registered a small gains of 42.28 points to 40,487.43, snapping a downward streak of last two sessions, on fresh buying in Energy, Materials, Metal, Auto and Oil and Gas amid positive global cues.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) too rose by 15.45 points to 11,936.95.

The Nifty registered days high and low at 11,981.95 and 11,888 points respectively.

Though the market remained volatile, it ended positive.

Sliding by 404 points in couple of sessions, the Sensex opened in green up by 82 points to 40,527.24 pts, it rallied by 200 points to 40,645.63, day high before closing at 40,487.43, up by 42.28 points from its last close.

Meanwhile, it was dropped by 109 points to 40,336.56 day's low.

The sectoral indices like Energy, Materials, Metal, Auto and Oil and Gas pushed the market up while selling in Capital Goods, Realty, IT and FMCG capped from further gain, broker informed.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.11 per cent and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 0.44 per cent.

The market breadth was negative. On BSE, 1057 shares advanced while 1438 shares declined. A total of 175 shares were unchanged. In Nifty 50 index, 29 stocks advanced and 21 stocks declined.

European stocks traded lower while Asian stocks ended mixed on Monday as weak Chinese export data highlighted the detrimental impact of its prolonged trade war with the US.

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