Nifty reclaims 10,600 level

Mumbai: Rising for the third straight session, equity benchmark Sensex jumped 178 points on Friday, tracking gains in Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel and TCS amid buoyancy in global markets.

After touching a high of 36,110.21, the 30-share BSE index settled 177.72 points, or 0.50 per cent, higher at 36,021.42. The NSE Nifty rose 55.65 points, or 0.53 per cent, to end at 10,607.35. Bharti Airtel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 4 per cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, TCS, Titan, HCL Tech and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel and HDFC Bank were among the laggards. According to traders, domestic indices took cues from Asian peers that followed overnight gains on Wall Street after positive jobs data release in the US. Despite hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine, gains were capped as rising coronavirus cases across the world weighed on the market mood, they added. Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended on a positive note, while those in Europe opened in the red.