Mumbai, December 5
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty maintained gains on Thursday. Meanwhile, BSE’s 30-share benchmark Sensex rose 242.54 points to 81,198.87 and NSE Nifty gained 72.5 points to 24,539.95 in early trade.
Among the 30-share pack, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharti Airtel, Ultratech Cement, Titan, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports and Bajaj Finance were the top gainers. NTPC, JSW Steel, Asian Paints and HDFC Bank were the laggards. US markets closed in positive territory on Wednesday.
Foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 1,797.60 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data. “Dow crossing 45,000 for the first time is an indicator of the strength of the US market rally. News-Patiala