Markets closed in green led by rally in banking and financial stocks amid positive cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 448.62 points or 1.12 per cent higher at 40,431.60. The broader NSE Nifty surged 110.60 points or 0.94 per cent to finish at 11,873.05.
ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Nestle India, SBI, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, ONGC, Kotak Bank, HCL, NTPC, ITC, and HUL were the top gainers in the Sensex pack rising upto 5.33 percemt. On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, TCS, M&M, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, Sun Pharma and Infosys were among the laggards, shedding up to 2.12 per cent.
In the Sensex pack, 23 constituents logged gains while seven closed in the red.
BSE bankex, finance, oil and gas, metal, realty and FMCG indices rallied as much as 3.35 per cent, while auto, healthcare, telecom, teck and IT indices closed with losses. Broader BSE midcap and smallcap indices climbed up to 0.58 per cent.
In the forex market, the rupee slipped 2 paise to close at 73.37 against the US dollar.
In the previous session, Sensex closed 254.57 points or 0.64 per cent higher at 39,982.98, while Nifty settled 82.10 points or 0.70 per cent up at 11,762.45. Exchange data showed that foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 479.59 crore on a net basis on Friday.
International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.16 per cent lower at USD 42.67 per barrel.
