The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 367.92 points to 60,268.29. The broader NSE Nifty rose 119.4 points to 17,978.85.
Published Date – Mon, 9 Jan 23 at 01:00pm
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks rose in initial trade on Monday amid positive trends in global markets and buying from IT desks.
The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 367.92 points to 60,268.29. The broader NSE Nifty rose 119.4 points to 17,978.85.
In the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, HCL Technologies, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and Infosys were the key winners.
Titan and ICICI Bank were the only laggards.
Elsewhere in Asia, stock markets in Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong traded in the green.
U.S. markets closed sharply higher on Friday.
The Sensex shed 452.90 points or 0.75 percent to end at 59,900.37 on Friday. The Nifty shed 132.70 points or 0.74 percent to end at 17,859.45.
Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, rose 1.06% to $79.40 a barrel.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 2,902.46 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
