All 30 constituents of Sensex were trading in the green with Bajaj Finance surging over 3%
L&T was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3%, followed by Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank
Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, PowerGrid and TCS were the top gainers on the Sensex rallied upto 2%
Pharma sector saw profit booking as Nifty Pharma index lost 0.87%.
28 out of 30 Sensex stocks are opened in the green. ICICI Bank gained over 4% on the back of strong Q4 numbers
Stock markets have witnessed volatility recently due to a record spike in local coronavirus cases amid the second wave of the pandemic in the country
During the last week which was holiday-truncated, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 953.58 points or 1.95 per cent
On a weekly basis Sensex & Nifty lost around 2% each as COVID-19 cases hit record highs
Market breadth remained positive as 1,182 shares advanced versus 463 stocks declining
Strong gains in ICICI Bank, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India and Axis Bank helped the benchmarks and the Nifty Bank climb higher