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Markets end higher on fund inflows
Markets begin the new week on a positive note on Monday in the wake of sustained foreign fund inflows and fall in inflation numbers. Benchmark BSE Sensex gained for a second straight day, rising 86 points to close at a six-week high of 24,804.28 as investors chose to ignore disappointing factory output data.
Sensex adds 86 points to close six-week high of 24,804 pts
Mumbai: Markets begin the new week on a positive note on Monday in the wake of sustained foreign fund inflows and fall in inflation numbers. Benchmark BSE Sensex gained for a second straight day, rising 86 points to close at a six-week high of 24,804.28 as investors chose to ignore disappointing factory output data.
The NSE Nifty ended 28.55 points or 0.38 per cent higher at 7,538.75 after moving in a range 7,583.70 to 7,515.05. Meanwhile, deflationary trend continued for 16th month in a row as WPI inflation declined by 0.91 per cent in February, prompting India Inc to press for a rate cut by RBI to boost factory output, which has been contracting since November.
Market has risen in eight out of the last nine sessions, largely boosted by foreign fund inflows. The biggest gainer on Sensex was ICICI Bank, which climbed 3.70 per cent to Rs 221.70. Besides, Tata Motors surged 3.36 per cent to Rs 365.90 after the automaker on Friday said global wholesales in February, including that of Jaguar Land Rover, grew 17 per cent.
Other gainers were BHEL, ONGC, GAIL, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, Adani Ports, SBI, ITC, HUL, NTPC, Lupin, Dr Reddy's, Cipla, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Steel, Hero MotoCorp and RIL. The 30-share Sensex after shuttling between 24,960.51 and 24,734.04 settled 86.29 points or 0.35 per cent higher at 24,804.28, its highest closing since February 1.
From the sectoral space, banking index gained the most by surging 0.81 per cent followed by FMCG 0.69 per cent, auto 0.60 per cent, infra 0.58 per cent, oil&gas 0.47 per cent, power 0.29 per cent and healthcare 0.20 per cent. Of the 30 Sensex components, 19 advanced while Coal India, M&M, TCS, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, HDFC, Asian Paints, L&T, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Wipro ended lower.
Meanwhile, the broader markets too showed strength with with the BSE small-cap rising 0.41 per cent and mid-cap gaining 0.31 per cent. Globally, key indices like Hong Kong, Japan and China's Shanghai Composite Index rose by up to 1.75 per cent, while European markets were also higher in their early deals.
