Closing Updates- Benchmark indices clocked strong gains with Sensex rising over 416.27 points to 35322.38, while Nifty reclaimed 30736.15 up by 121.80 points on Thursday amidst expectations of a improved GDP data due later in the day.
Strong buying momentum picked up in the oil and gas, banking and FMCG stocks.
The top gainers on the NSE were Adani Ports, HDFC Bank, Indusind Bank, Tech Mahindra and M&M with gains of up to 5.10 percent. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Tat Motors, Dr. Reddys, Hero Moto Corp and Hindalco Industries were among lowers of up to 2.47 percent.
HDFC Bank made a star performance by contributing 47 points to the Nifty rally. HDFC bank shares ended at Rs. 2,130 up by 4.65 percent on NSE.
Nifty Bank, Nifty financial service and Nifty private bank indices registered gains of over 2 percent, whereas Nifty Pharma, Nifty realty and Nifty media indices declined up to 1 percent. Nifty Auto and Nifty metal indices also settled in the red.
On NSE, 22 stocks hit 52-week highs on Thursday, while 87 stocks hit 52-week lows on Thursday.
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