Watch | Markets@Moneycontrol: Friday cheer on Dalal Street, indices clock big gains

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The S&P BSE Sensex which rose 222 points on Friday rallied 531 points for the week ended 6 October. The Nifty50 closed above 9,950 and rose 191 points in three trading sessions.

A strong closing of US market gave much-needed support to India equities which ended in negative territory in the previous trading session which helped Sensex to gain up to 252 points in intraday trade.

At the close of market hours, the Sensex was up 222.19 points at 0.7 percent, while the Nifty ended 91 points higher at 9979.70. The market breadth was healthy as 1,701 shares advanced against a decline of 961 shares, while 115 shares were unchanged.

Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma, Infosys, SBI, HUL, and L&T led the rally, while HDFC, Hero MotoCorp, Dr. Reddy’s and Tata Motors DVR slipped in trade.