Sensex Climbs Over 460 Points To Reclaim 61,000 Mark

Equity benchmark Sensex gained more than 460 points to reclaim the 61,000 mark while the Nifty closed above the 18k level on Friday, pushed by strong buying in index majors Reliance Industries and ITC amid fresh foreign fund inflows, according to a PTI report.

Rallying for the fifth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 463.06 points or 0.76% to close at 61,112.44. During the day, it rallied 560.08 points or 0.92% to 61,209.46, stated the PTI report.

The broader NSE Nifty advanced 149.95 points or 0.84% to finish at 18,065.

Wipro emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, soaring 2.89%, followed by Nestle, State Bank of India, Larsen & Toubro, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bajaj Finance.

In contrast, Axis Bank, HCL Technologies, Titan, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finserv and ICICI Bank were the major laggards, skidding up to 2.39 per cent.

In Asian markets, Seoul, Japan, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended in the green.

Equity markets in Europe were trading lower. The US markets ended with significant gains on Thursday.

Meanwhile, shares of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd rallied 4.33% on bagging Rs 121 crore order on BSE.

The BSE benchmark surged 348.80 points or 0.58% to settle at 60,649.38 on Thursday. The Nifty gained 101.45 points or 0.57% to end at 17,915.05.

Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.45 per cent to USD 78.72 per barrel, added the PTI report.