Equity indices ended with strong gains on Thursday amid positive global cues. The Nifty closed near the 15,750 level. Barring the Nifty Auto index, all sectoral indices on the NSE ended in green.
As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 358.83 points or 0.69% at 52,300.79. The Nifty 50 index gained 102.40 points or 0.65% at 15,737.45.
Bajaj Finance (up 7.67%), Bajaj Finserv (up 3.82%), State Bank of India (up 2.6%) and Wipro (up 1.86%) boosted the indices.
The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.26% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.73%.
Buyers outpaced sellers. On the BSE, 2,390 shares rose and 749 shares fell. A total of 152 shares were unchanged.