Sensex, Nifty in Monday's session: Sensex rose
229.88 points to trade at 35,887.74 in early morning trade; Nifty50
surged 65.65 points to 10,838.30.
The domestic stock markets started the week on Monday on a positive
note. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 229.88 points or 0.64 per cent to
trade at 35,887.74 in early morning trade. The Nifty50 index surged
65.65 points or 0.61 per cent to trade at 10,838.30. The domestic equity
indices opened in the green on widespread buying in metals, auto, IT
and banking counters, amid firm Asian cues and a strengthening rupee. At
12:32 pm, Sensex was 242.67 points high and traded at 35,900.53 level.
The NSE Nifty, at the same time, traded at 10,840.40 mark.
Asian share markets rallied on Monday as favourable US jobs data
whetted risk appetites, while sterling slipped after two members of the
British government resigned over Brexit and put the future of Prime
Minister Theresa May in doubt.
Major gainers in the 30-share Sensex pack were Tata Steel (+1.66 per
cent), Yes Bank (+1.48 per cent), Reliance (+1.48 per cent) Vedanta
(+1.91 per cent), Sun Pharma (+1.33 per cent) and Mahindra &
Mahindra (+1.19 per cent). Top laggards in the Sensex pack were TCS
(-1.06 per cent) and (Adani Ports (-0.03% per cent). Hindalco, Vedanta,
Tata Steel, Yes Bank and Bajaj Auto were leading the pack of Nifty
gainers while main losers on the index in the morning session were TCS,
Titan, BPCL, Grasim and Hindustan Unilever.
All sectoral indices, led by bankex, metal, auto, infrastructure,
power, capital goods, and healthcare, were in the green, rising up to
1.61 per cent.