Sensex jumps 188 points in opening trade; Hindalco, Apollo Hospitals, Cipla, Power Grid and Divi's Labs top five losers among Nifty 50 stocks
Mar 31, 2022, 11:09 IST
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- extended their gains on Thursday for the fourth consecutive session.
At 9.52 a.m, Sensex was 0.3 per cent or 188 points up at 58,872 points, whereas Nifty 0.3 per cent or 56 points up at 17,555 points.
Among the individual stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, ONGC, HDFC, and Tata Consumers were the top five gainers among the Nifty 50 companies, while Hindalco, Apollo Hospitals, Cipla, Power Grid Corporation of India, and Divi's Labs were the top five losers.
A sharp decline in dollar index, foreign portfolio investors turning buyers along with domestic institutional buyers buying will impart resilience to the markets globally, said V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
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At 9.52 a.m, Sensex was 0.3 per cent or 188 points up at 58,872 points, whereas Nifty 0.3 per cent or 56 points up at 17,555 points.
Among the individual stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, ONGC, HDFC, and Tata Consumers were the top five gainers among the Nifty 50 companies, while Hindalco, Apollo Hospitals, Cipla, Power Grid Corporation of India, and Divi's Labs were the top five losers.
A sharp decline in dollar index, foreign portfolio investors turning buyers along with domestic institutional buyers buying will impart resilience to the markets globally, said V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
SEE ALSO:
Petrol, diesel prices hiked for the ninth time in 10 days
Reliance Jio lost over 9 million subscribers in January, but that is a good thing – Here’s why