
Stock markets settle in positive territory on buying in bank shares, Reliance
The Hindu
Mumbai Sensex rebounds by 167 points in volatile trade, aided by buying in banking stocks.
Benchmark Sensex rebounded by 167 points in a volatile trade on Friday amid buying in ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Reliance Industries.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 167.06 points or 0.23% to settle at 71,595.49. During the day, it hit a high of 71,676.49 and a low of 71,200.31.
The Nifty rose by 64.55 points or 0.30% to 21,782.50.
Among the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Titan, Bajaj Finance, Nestle, Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank and Wipro were the major gainers.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Tata Steel, Infosys, JSW Steel, Power Grid and Tata Motors were among the laggards.
"After a volatile session, the market ended on a positive note, aided by a rebound in banking stocks after yesterday’s sell-off. Mid and smallcap indices bled the most as the sentiment on the broader indices remains vigilant due to their rich valuation," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

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