Sensex Closes 155 Points Higher\, Nifty Ends Above 10\,770: 10 Points

Sensex Closes 155 Points Higher, Nifty Ends Above 10,770: 10 Things To Know

Share markets on Monday: Thirty two out of the 50 stocks on the Nifty finished the session with advances.

Market | | Updated: January 07, 2019 15:44 IST
Sensex Closes 155 Points Higher, Nifty Ends Above 10,770: 10 Things To Know

The Nifty realty index closed 1.19 per cent higher, while Nifty IT index settled 1.12per cent higher.

Domestic stock markets ended Monday's session on a higher note tracking strength in global peers on easing of concerns about a slowdown in world economy. The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark index closed at 35,850.16, up 155.06 points or 0.43 per cent from the previous close, and the Nifty50 index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) moved 49.25 points or 0.46 per cent higher to finish at 10,776.60. Gains on Dalal Street were led by IT, realty and banking stocks. Optimism ahead of the corporate earnings season boosted trading sentiment.