Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank and Maruti were among the top gainers in Sensex firms.
Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank and Maruti were among the top gainers in Sensex firms.
Benchmark indices continued their gains on Tuesday with Sensex rising 363 points in early trade, gains in Asian markets and buying in major Reliance Industries.
The BSE 30-share benchmark was trading 362.9 points higher at 53,336.74. The broader NSE Nifty rose 122.25 points to 15,964.55.
Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank and Maruti were the top gainers in the Sensex pack.
In contrast, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, NTPC and Infosys were among the laggards.
Markets in Asia were trading in the green along with Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai.
Stock exchanges in the United States ended on a mixed note on Monday.
In the previous trade, the BSE benchmark settled 180.22 points or 0.34% higher at 52,973.84. Nifty closed 60.15 points or 0.38% higher at 15,842.30.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.29% to $113 a barrel.
Foreign institutional investors continued selling shares worth ₹1,788.93 crore on Monday, according to stock exchange data.
Mohit Nigam, Head of PMS, Hem Securities, said, “LIC is making its opening today and may influence the further direction of the market. Investors will be eyeing the WPI data, which is expected to be released later in the day. “