Sensex soars 336 points to reclaim 39,000-mark; Nifty ends above 11,750
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 26, 2019, 15:45 ISTHighlights
- On the BSE index, top gainers include Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, SBI, Reliance Industries and Infosys with their shares surging as much as 7.11 per cent
- 19 out of 30 stocks finished in green on the BSE platform
(Representative image)NEW DELHI: After witnessing a volatile trading during the week, equity indices on Friday settled higher with the benchmark BSE sensex rising over 300 points to reclaim 39,000-mark. Sensex jumped 336 points or 0.87 per cent to close at 39,067, while the broader NSE Nifty moved 113 points or 0.97 per cent up to end at 11,755.
On the BSE index, top gainers include Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, SBI, Reliance Industries and Infosys with their shares surging as much as 7.11 per cent. 19 out of 30 stocks finished in green on the BSE platform.
On NSE, sub-indices Nifty Metal, Bank, Private Bank and PSU Bank surged the most, up as much as 1.86 per cent.
According to traders, investor sentiment was buoyed by firm buying on banking counters. Sustained foreign fund inflows too lifted market mood.
The domestic indices swung between gains and losses this week as corporate results trickled in, while a spike in oil prices pressured shares and the rupee.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased equity worth Rs 3,785.73 crore on Thursday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares to the tune of Rs 4,069.98 crore, provisional data available with stock exchanges showed.
(With agency inputs)
On the BSE index, top gainers include Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, SBI, Reliance Industries and Infosys with their shares surging as much as 7.11 per cent. 19 out of 30 stocks finished in green on the BSE platform.
On NSE, sub-indices Nifty Metal, Bank, Private Bank and PSU Bank surged the most, up as much as 1.86 per cent.
According to traders, investor sentiment was buoyed by firm buying on banking counters. Sustained foreign fund inflows too lifted market mood.
The domestic indices swung between gains and losses this week as corporate results trickled in, while a spike in oil prices pressured shares and the rupee.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased equity worth Rs 3,785.73 crore on Thursday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares to the tune of Rs 4,069.98 crore, provisional data available with stock exchanges showed.
(With agency inputs)
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