Sensex up 165 points; recovers on value-buying, short covering

March 23, 2012 04:52 pm | Updated 04:52 pm IST - Mumbai

The BSE benchmark Sensex today recovered from 2-week lows and added over 165 points as investors picked up stocks at attractive levels amid reports of a rating agency upgrading Indian equities.

The Sensex, which had tumbled 405 points yesterday to touch 2-week lows yesterday, gained 165.27 points or 0.96 per cent to 17,361.74 led by realty and IT sectors.

Similarly, NSE 50-scrip index Nifty rose 49.75 points or 0.95 per cent to 5,278.20. It had lost 136 points yesterday.

Marketmen said the trading sentiment good a boost after reports that Goldman Sachs has upgraded Indian equities, saying that domestic growth will pick up, as stock valuations remain “relatively attractive.”

They said buying at lower levels after yesterday’s steep fall also helped the market.

Reliance Industries rallied 1.02 per cent, while Infosys by 1.44 per cent. The two carry 20 per cent weight on Sensex.

Realty sector index rose 1.61 per cent to 1,790.51, followed by IT index - 1.38 per cent to 6,095.08. Banking index rose 1.27 per cent to 11,860.42.

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