Domestic equity benchmarks ended near the day's high on Thursday. FMCG and metal shares advanced while banks and financial shares corrected. As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 222.13 points or 0.43% to 51,531.52. The Nifty 50 index gained 66.80 points or 0.44% to 15,173.30.
The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.45%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.06%.
Buyers outnumbered sellers. On the BSE, 1741 shares rose and 1246 shares fell. A total of 139 shares were unchanged.
COVID-19 Update:
Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 10,73,58,295 with 23,54,837 deaths. India reported 1,42,562 active cases of COVID-19 infection and 1,55,360 deaths while 1,05,73,372 patients have been discharged, according to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.