Sensex zooms 318 pts; Nifty tops 10,500-mark

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

The rebounded over 318 points today on robust buying in IT, banking, and pharma stocks amid mixed global cues.

This is the benchmark's biggest single session gain since April 5, when its had surged by 577.73 points.

Unabated buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) contributed to the uptrend.

The stayed in the positive terrain throughout the session and hit a high of 34,741.46 intra-day, before finishing at 34,663.11 -- showing a sharp rise of 318.20 points, or 0.93 per cent.

The gauge had lost 306.33 points in yesterday's trade.

The broader NSE Nifty scaled a high of 10,535.15 before closing at 10,513.85, up 83.50 points, or 0.80 per cent.

rallied, with the IT index up 2.45 per cent as TCS, Infosys, and spurted following favourable rupee movement.

Pharma, banking, financials and metals stocks also lent support to the market.

Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors bought shares worth a net Rs 789.78 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold equities worth Rs 311.11 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.

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First Published: Thu, May 24 2018. 16:00 IST