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Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 400 points on Thursday helped by gains in financial and metal stocks amid positive cues from global markets.
After opening strong at 36,450.69, the BSE benchmark Sensex touched a high of 36,806.30, before settling higher by 408.68 points, or 1.12%, at 36,737.69.
On the NSE, the Nifty was up 126.75 points, or 1.18 per cent, to 10,832.50.
Public sector bank SBI was the top gainer in the Sensex pack today, rising over 4 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, HDFC, Tata Steel, HCL Tech and M&M.
On the other hand, ONGC, Tech Mahindra, Hindustan UniLever, Maruti, Nestle were among the laggards.
The market breadth was positive on the BSE. Out the 2,851 share traded today, the advancing scrips were higher at 1,430, and the number of decliners was at 1,271. Scrips that remained unchanged were at 150.
PTI adds:
Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares worth Rs 994.87 crore on Wednesday, according to provisional exchange data.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.02 per cent to $43.30 per barrel.
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