Sensex climbs 239 points as markets rebound amid firm global trends
The Hindu
Among the Sensex constituents, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab, HDFC, Larsen & Toubro, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC and ICICI Bank were the prominent gainers
Benchmark indices started the trade on a firm note on Thursday with the Sensex climbing 239 points, mirroring positive global market trends.
The 30-share BSE benchmark was trading 239.3 points higher at 53,753.45. The broader NSE Nifty climbed 74.7 points to 16,041.35.
Among the Sensex constituents, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab, HDFC, Larsen & Toubro, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC and ICICI Bank were the prominent gainers. Tata Steel, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra and State Bank of India were the laggards.
In Asia, markets in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were quoting in the green. The U. S. markets had ended lower on Wednesday.
"Even though the keenly awaited US CPI inflation data for June came at 9.1 per cent against expectation of 8.8 per cent, the US markets declined only moderately, by less than 1 per cent," said V. K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
The BSE Sensex declined by 372.46 points or 0.69% to settle at 53,514.15 on Wednesday. The Nifty fell 91.65 points or 0.57% to 15,966.65.
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