Indian stock market: Sensex and Nifty in Green, this shares pushed market
Key Takeaways:
- Equity benchmarks saw an increase in early trading on Friday after two trading sessions saw declines due to a rise in Asian markets.
- Brent crude, the global benchmark for crude oil, rose by 1.23 per cent to $79,66 per barrel.
Initial trading on Friday saw an increase in equity benchmarks after two trading sessions saw declines due to an uptick in Asian markets.
A gain of 80.16 points lifted the 30-share BSE Sensex to 60,433.43 dollars. The NSE Nifty, a wider index, increased 26.1 points to 18,018.25.
The top gainers from the Sensex pack included Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, ITC, Nestle, Tata Steel, Hindustan Unilever, Titan, Wipro, and Bharti Airtel.
The underperformers included Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, and HDFC.
Equity markets in Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong were all trading in positive territory.
On Thursday, US markets had a lower closing price.
On Thursday, the BSE benchmark fell 304.18 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 60,353.27. The Nifty fell by 50.80 points, or 0.28 per cent, to close at 17,992.15.
Brent crude, the international standard for crude oil, increased by 1.23 per cent to USD 79.66 per barrel.
