The 30-share pack Sensex climbed 593.31 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 55,437.29. Its broader peer NSE Nifty rose 164.70 points or 1.01 per cent to 16,529.10. Both indices scaled new highs.
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Solid December quarter results, so far, and positive global cues fulled an across-the-board buying in the equity markets on Tuesday. Bulls recovered nearly all the losses incurred over the past two days and settled around 2 per cent higher today. In the intra-day trade, the S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 936 points to hit a high of 49,500 levels. The index pared gains marginally and closed with gains of 834 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 49,398 levels. Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, ICICI Bank, and L&T jumped between 3 per cent and 7 per cent on the BSE today, and were the top gainers on the Sensex. That apart, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, and TCS, all up in the range of 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, remained other top index contributors.
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Hindustan Unilever was the top loser in Nifty index, down 2.07 per cent to Rs 2,321.60. Nestle India, BPCL, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, TCS, ITC, ONGC and Cipla were other top losers in the pack.
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The 30-share pack Sensex rose 9.71 points or 0.02 per cent to 46,263.17. The index climbed over 400 points from the day s low.
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NEW DELHI: Buying in financials and metal counters in the last couple of hours of trading on Tuesday lifted benchmark indices to the third straight day of gains but upside was checked by increased restrictions in the western world.