Tuesday 25 March 2008

Sensex clocks 2nd highest point gain; up over 6%

It was a day of absolute strength for the markets as they closed near the high point of the day breaching some important psychological levels. Sensex has breached 16,000 mark while the Nifty closed above 4850 levels. Both Sensex and Nifty up 6% each. It was the second biggest single day point gain for Sensex. Heavy buying was seen in scrips across sectors.

The broader markets are also following the suit and the midcap index closed with a bump up of 6%.

All the BSE sector indices closed in green; IT, realty, bank stocks were among the top gainers of the day.

The cues from global peers were encouraging as most of the Asian markets ended in green as US market picked up another triple-digit gain yesterday with the Dow gaining 187 points.
JP Associates, Reliance Energy, DLF, Unitech, ICICI Bank, Tata Power, TCS Infosys, Satyam, Reliance Communication, Tata Steel, SAIL, were among the gainers.HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, BHEL, ABB, L&T, Hindalco also ended higher.
Sensex closed up 928.09 points or 6.07% at 16217.49, and the Nifty up 267.65 points or 5.81% at 4877.50.
About 2180 shares have advanced, 818 shares declined, and 62 shares are unchanged
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