Sensex soars 777 points; Nifty ends above 17,400

BSE Sensex ended 776.50 points or 1.35% higher at 58,461.29; NSE Nifty surged 234.75 points or 1.37% to 17,401.65

December 02, 2021 05:15 pm | Updated 05:15 pm IST - Mumbai

21/09/2010 MUMBAI:A security grad putting a bracket at the Bombay Stock Exchange on September 21, 2010. The BSE benchmark Sensex shot up by over 135 points to regain the magical 20,000-level in the opening trade today for the first time since January 17, 2008  Photo: Paul Noronha

21/09/2010 MUMBAI:A security grad putting a bracket at the Bombay Stock Exchange on September 21, 2010. The BSE benchmark Sensex shot up by over 135 points to regain the magical 20,000-level in the opening trade today for the first time since January 17, 2008 Photo: Paul Noronha

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 777 points on December 2, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, Infosys and TCS despite largely negative cues from global peers.

Rising for the second consecutive session, the 30-share index ended 776.50 points or 1.35% higher at 58,461.29. Similarly, the NSE Nifty surged 234.75 points or 1.37% to 17,401.65.

HDFC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, climbing nearly 4%, followed by PowerGrid, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra and Bajaj Finserv.

On the other hand, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank were the losers.

“Irrespective of the weak sentiments in the international markets, domestic indices continued to rise due to gains in IT, financials and metal stocks amid strong domestic macroeconomic data,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

The Union Government’s fiscal deficit of 36.3% of budget estimates in October, is better owing to improved revenue collection, he noted.

On the global front, Fed Chair’s remarks stating a possibility of a faster end to the bond-buying programme and interest rate hike along with the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in the U.S., triggered a fresh global sell-off.

Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Hong Kong and Seoul ended with gains, while Shanghai and Tokyo were in the red.

Stock exchanges Europe were trading with losses in mid-session deals.

International oil benchmark Brent crude rose 2.41% to $70.53 per barrel.

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