Sensex closes 337 points higher backed by global cues
October 19th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Helped by positive global cues, a benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed 337 points higher. The buying was robust across the market breadth.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 16,883.36 points, closed at 17,069.84 points, up 337.05 points or 2.01 percent from its previous close at 16,748.29 points.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended higher, 2.02 percent or 101.65 points up at 5,139.15 points.
Broader markets were also in the green with the BSE 500 index ending 1.71 percent up. The BSE midcap index was up 1.31 percent, while the BSE small cap index closed 0.65 percent higher.
“Markets ended up by about 2 percent on the back of positive global cues,” said Dipen Shah, Head (Fundamental Research), Kotak Securities.
“There was optimism based on reports that, France and Germany have reached an agreement to increase the euro zone’s bailout fund to euro 2 trillion as part of a plan to ease the debt crisis and to calm market uncertainties. The European markets also opened and stayed in the green, providing additional support,” he added.
The market breadth at the BSE was positive with 1,670 stocks advancing, 1,136 declining and 119 unchanged.
According to data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign institutional investors were net sellers to the tune of $50.71 million.
The prominent sensex gainers included Hero MotoCorp, up 4.13 percent at Rs.2,066.90; L&T;, up 3.74 percent at Rs.1,399.60; Wipro, up 3.23 percent at Rs.357.50 and Tata Motors, up 3.04 percent at Rs.186.65.
There were no losers on the Sensex.
Buoyed by a overnight rally at Wall Street, Asian markets rose Wednesday.
The Japanese Nikkei Wednesday closed 0.35 percent higher at 8,772.54 points, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended 1.29 percent up at 18,309.22 points.
The Chinese Shanghai composite index closed 0.25 percent lower at 2,377.51 points.
European markets too were ruling in the green.
Around mid-day, Britain’s FTSE was trading 0.76 percent higher at 5,451.3 points, while the French CAC 40 was ruling 0.59 percent up at 3,159.51 points.
The German DAX was ruling 0.76 percent up at 5,921.87 points.
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