Mumbai Markets closed with hefty gains. It showed no signs of weakness during the day and also ignored the higher inflation number. Inflation for the week-ended April 19 is at 7.57 per cent versus 7.33 per cent, at a 42-month high.
On the sectoral front, the BSE bankex has outperformed the other sectoral indices; it was up nearly 4 per cent.
The Sensex was up 312.81 points or 1.81 per cent at 17600.12, and the Nifty up 62.30 points or 1.21 per cent at 5228.20.
About 1480 shares have advanced, 1393 shares declined, and 209 shares are unchanged.
The BSE bankex was up 322.50 points or 3.66% at 9,142.18. Stocks like ICICI Bank, Federal Bank, Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra and Karnataka Bank surged.
The BSE auto index was up 135.15 points or 2.86% at 4,861.15. Stocks like Escorts, Maruti Suzuki, Punj Tractors, TVS Motor and Ashok Leyland flared up.
The BSE realty index was up 213.20 points or 2.51% at 8,718.69. Stocks like HDIL, Ansal Properties, Indiabulls Real, Unitech and DLF moved up.
The BSE IT index was up 96.65 points or 2.27% at 4,358.58. Stocks like Financial Tech,Tech Mahindra,HCL Tech, Wipro and Satyam spurted up.
The BSE capital good index was up 313.62 points or 2.25% at 14,244.87. Stocks like L&T, Rel Ind Infra, Greaves Cotton, Praj Industries and Carborundum closed in green.
The BSE oil & gas index was up 209.58 points or 1.82% at 11,715.37. Stocks like IOC, Petronet LNG, HPCL, Reliance, and Essar Oil ended positive.
The BSE FMCG index was up 13.07 points or 0.53% at 2,474.45. Stocks like Colgate, Godrej Consumer,Marico,Tata Tea, and United Spirits advanced.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 15284.57 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 36304.41crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 6582.12 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 58171.1 crore.
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