BSE Sensex appreciated 179 points and the NSE Nifty up 9,900-mark
The benchmark BSE Sensex appreciated 179 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,900-mark in early trade today. Positive global cues influenced the investor sentiment. The 30-share index was trading higher by 179 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 31,775.06. Sectoral Indices of IT, teck, power, realty, healthcare and banking rose by up to 1.60 per cent. The NSE Nifty recaptured the 9,900-mark by rising 50.90 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 9,907.95. The gauge had gained 337.21 points in the previous three sessions. Infosys, the country's second largest software exporter, was among the as top gainer among Sensex components by rising 3.65 per cent to Rs 945.85. The stock was up after after the company on Thursday named former CEO and Aadhaar-architect Nandan Nilekani as its new chairman. Adani Ports, NTPC, Sun Pharma, ONGC, ICICI Bank, Cipla, Hindustan Unilever, L&T, Lupin, HDFC Ltd, Coal India and Hero MotoCrp were among the other big gainers Japan's Nikkei was up 0.28 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.47 per cent in early trade today. Shanghai Composite edged up 0.81 per cent. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.14 per cent higher on Friday.
