Mkts surge; IT, banks, oil & gas, power gain
April 29th, 2009
At 14.05 hrs IST, the markets were trading higher. All the BSE sectoral indices were trading positive. Good buying interest was seen in IT, banks, oil & gas, power, auto, realty, metal and FMCG stocks. Reliance, Infosys, ICICI Bank, ITC and Bharti Airtel were positive contributors to the Sensex.
The Sensex was up 234.94 points or 2.14% at 11236.69, and the Nifty was up 72.95 points or 2.17% at 3435.30, at 14.05 hrs IST.
The market breadth was positive, about 1593 shares advanced, 1370 shares declined, and 147 shares were unchanged.