Sensex rises 74 pts, Nifty retakes 9,900
Mumbai: The Sensex firmed up 74 points and the Nifty reclaimed 9,900 today, aided by fresh buying by participants and availability of more foreign capital.
Asian markets ruled higher taking a cue from record close in the US on Friday. Investors remained hopeful that blue-chip companies will churn out better earnings numbers in coming days.
The 30-share index moved higher by 73.69 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 32,094.44. It surrendered its record high position by losing 16.63 points in the previous session on Friday.
IT, technology, metal, auto, banking, oil and gas and power stocks chipped in.
