Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 156 points while the Nifty closed above the 17,300 level on Thursday after gains in metal, IT and capital goods shares amid foreign capital inflows.<\/p>\n
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Photograph:Shailesh Andrade\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n The 30-share BSE benchmark gained 156.63 points or 0.27 per cent to settle at 58,222.10.<\/p>\n During the day, it jumped 513.29 points or 0.88 per cent to 58,578.76.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The broader NSE Nifty advanced 57.50 points or 0.33 per cent to end at 17,331.80.<\/p>\n Among Sensex shares, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank, HCL Technologies, Infosys and Axis Bank were among the winners.<\/p>\n However, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, HDFC and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.<\/p>\n Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Financial Services said, “The Indian market is maintaining its resilience despite mixed cues from global equities and surging oil prices.<\/p>\n “Both domestic and foreign investors are supporting the rally.”<\/p>\n The market was also bolstered by expectations on Q2 results session, with improvement in sectors like metal, IT, and realty, Nair added.<\/p>\n The domestic equity markets were closed on Wednesday for the Dussehra festival.<\/p>\n In the previous session on Tuesday, the BSE benchmark had jumped 1,276.66 points or 2.25 per cent to settle at 58,065.47.<\/p>\n The Nifty rallied 386.95 points or 2.29 per cent to end at 17,274.30.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the international oil benchmark Brent crude futures climbed 0.14 per cent to 93.50 per barrel.<\/p>\n Foreign institutional investors were net buyers as they bought shares worth Rs 1,344.63 crore on Tuesday, according to data available with BSE.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<\/p>\n News From This Website <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"