Markets gain for 2nd day; Sensex climbs 427 points
The Hindu
Nifty up by 143 points
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty advanced nearly 1% each on Thursday following positive trends in global markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 427.49 points or 0.80% to settle at 54,178.46. During the day, it rallied 503.82 points or 0.93% to 54,254.79.
The NSE Nifty advanced 143.10 points or 0.89% to close at 16,132.90.
Among the Sensex pack, Titan, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro, IndusInd Bank, M&M, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the major gainers.
Dr Reddy's Lab, Nestle, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.
Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended in the green.
European markets were trading higher in mid-session deals. The United States markets had ended higher on Wednesday.