The equity benchmark Sensex climbed more than 500 points in early trade on Friday due to an increase in financial and IT stocks amid positive global cues.
The 30-share BSE index was trading up 503.28 points or 0.98 percent at 51,782.79, and the broader NSE Nifty was up 144.35 points or 0.95 percent at 15,319.15.
L&T topped the Sensex pack, hovering around 2 percent, followed by ONGC, NTPC, HDFC Bank, SBI, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Infosys and TCS.
On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma, HUL and Maruti lagged behind.
The Sensex gained 254.03 points or 0.50 percent to end at 51,279.51 and the Nifty rose 76.40 points or 0.51 percent to 15,174.80 points in the previous session on Wednesday.
The markets were closed on Thursday on Mahashivratri.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they sold 915.69 crore shares as per exchange data on Wednesday.
According to Geojit Financial Services chief investment strategist VK Vijayakumar, ‘risk’ in global equity markets received another push with the passage of a large fiscal stimulus.
US President Joe Biden has signed a US $ 1.9 trillion US rescue plan which is expected to give a major boost to the country’s economy.
US equities ended with strong gains in overnight trading.
Back home, “the Nifty is likely to reach record highs again as the SGX Nifty is indicating 15,400 levels. IT is leading this phase of the rally. Now the financials can catch up, ”said Vijaykumar.
Elsewhere in Asia, bouncers in Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo were trading on a positive note in mid-season deals, while Hong Kong was in the red.
Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.14 percent down at US $ 69.53 a barrel.
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