In the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Axis Bank, Dr Reddy’s and NTPC were among the major winners.
In the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Axis Bank, Dr Reddy’s and NTPC were among the major winners.
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty settled on a positive note on Thursday, helped by buying in metal and realty stocks amid mixed global market trends.
The 30-share BSE benchmark climbed 212.88 points or 0.36% to settle at 59,756.84. During the day, it jumped 415.98 points or 0.69% to 59,959.94.
On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 80.60 points or 0.46% to end at 17,736.95.
In the Sensex pack, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Titan, Axis Bank, Dr Reddy’s and NTPC were among the major winners.
On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra and Nestle were among the laggards.
Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul and Hong Kong ended higher, while Tokyo and Shanghai settled lower.
Stock exchanges in Europe were trading on a mixed note in mid-session deals.
Stock markets were closed on Wednesday for ‘Diwali Balipratipada’.
International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.13% higher at $95.79 per barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth ₹247.01 crore on Tuesday, as per exchange data.