Sensex rises over 100 points on fresh fund inflow, strong rupee

Sensex rose 115.89 points to 35,257.88; NSE Nifty was trading higher by 30.25 points at 10,606.55

A view of the BSE building in Mumbai. File

The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 100 points to 35,257.88 and the NSE Nifty regained 10,600-mark on Thursday backed by gains in auto, pharma, energy and financial stocks amid fresh foreign fund inflows and easing global crude prices.

The appreciating rupee and mixed leads from other Asian markets too influenced sentiment.

The 30-share Sensex rose 115.89 points, or 0.33%, to 35,257.88. It had shed 2.50 points on Wednesday in choppy trade.

The NSE Nifty was trading higher by 30.25 points, or 0.29%, at 10,606.55.

Sentiment turned positive after foreign investors pumped fresh funds into the market and global crude prices eased further, traders said.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net of ₹277.38 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares to the tune of ₹272.34 crore Wednesday, provisional data showed.

Brent crude, the international benchmark fell 0.47% to $65.81 per barrel.

The rupee strengthened further by 24 paise to trade at 72.07 against the dollar in the forex market.

Major gainers were Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors, Infosys, L&T, NTPC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, Adani Ports, RIL and PowerGrid, rising up to 1.61%.

While Yes Bank, ONGC, M&M and Tata Steel were the top losers, falling up to 6%.

Sectorally, the BSE IT, teck, consumer durables, capital goods, healthcare, realty and auto indices were trading higher up to 0.73%.

Elsewhere in Asia, Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.58%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.11%. Japan’s Nikkei, however, was down 0.25% in the late morning session.

The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 0.81% on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns over trade, politics and economic growth.