The 30-share index, Sensex wrapped the day on a pleasant note on encouraging global cues, intense buying seen across board and inflaftion numbers. Realty, metal, capital goods, oil & gas and banking stocks also led the rally. It opened on a strong note with a gain of 205.26 points, at 10,107.25 on Thursday. As the day progressed, it gained further strength, touching a high of 10,432.31.
India`s benchmark wholesale price index (WPI), inflation rose marginally to stand at 0.31% for the week ended Mar. 21, 2009, as compared to 0.27% a week ago. It stood at 7.85% during the corresponding week of the previous year.
Secondline stocks also performed well. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index surged 3.77% and 2.91% respectively.
Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Realty zooms 9.13% followed by Metal, which soared 6.85%, Oil & gas and Capital goods surged over 5% each, Bankex rose 4.79% and Power was up by 4.10.
Asian stocks ended positive, as US auto sales rose from a 27-year low and treasury secretary Timothy Geithner said economies are showing traction.Japanese benchmark index Nikkei gained 367.87 points, or 4.40%, to end at 8,719.78;Hong Kong`s Hang Seng index rose 1,002.43 points, or 7.41%, to close at 14,521.97;China`s Shanghai Composite advanced 17.27 points, or 0.72%, to settle at 2,425.29.
European stocks climbed above 4,000 for the first time in almost six weeks, as higher metals and oil prices lifted raw-material producers. FTSE 100 climbed 124.74 points, or 3.15%, to trade at 4,080.35, CAC 40 gained 122.42 points, or 4.31%, to trade at 2,962.03 and DAX advanced 195.80 points, or 4.74%, to trade at 4,326.87. (4.12 p.m., IST)
The Sensex ended the day with a gain of 446.84 points, or 4.51% at 10,348.83 after touching a high of 10,432.31 and a low of 10,107.25. The broad-based NSE Nifty climbed 150.70 points, or 4.92% at 3,211.05 after hitting a high of 3,228.75 and a low of 3,061.05.
Major gainers in the 30-share index were DLF (15.08%), Jaiprakash Associates (13.23%), Tata Motors (12.84%), Reliance Communications (9%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (8.28%), and Wipro (7.41%).
On the other hand, and Hindustan Unilever (2.49%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Overall market breadth was sharply positive. Out of the total 2,618 stocks traded at BSE, 2,014 advanced, 535 declined while 69 remained unchanged.
India`s benchmark wholesale price index (WPI), inflation rose marginally to stand at 0.31% for the week ended Mar. 21, 2009, as compared to 0.27% a week ago. It stood at 7.85% during the corresponding week of the previous year.
Secondline stocks also performed well. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index surged 3.77% and 2.91% respectively.
Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Realty zooms 9.13% followed by Metal, which soared 6.85%, Oil & gas and Capital goods surged over 5% each, Bankex rose 4.79% and Power was up by 4.10.
Asian stocks ended positive, as US auto sales rose from a 27-year low and treasury secretary Timothy Geithner said economies are showing traction.Japanese benchmark index Nikkei gained 367.87 points, or 4.40%, to end at 8,719.78;Hong Kong`s Hang Seng index rose 1,002.43 points, or 7.41%, to close at 14,521.97;China`s Shanghai Composite advanced 17.27 points, or 0.72%, to settle at 2,425.29.
European stocks climbed above 4,000 for the first time in almost six weeks, as higher metals and oil prices lifted raw-material producers. FTSE 100 climbed 124.74 points, or 3.15%, to trade at 4,080.35, CAC 40 gained 122.42 points, or 4.31%, to trade at 2,962.03 and DAX advanced 195.80 points, or 4.74%, to trade at 4,326.87. (4.12 p.m., IST)
The Sensex ended the day with a gain of 446.84 points, or 4.51% at 10,348.83 after touching a high of 10,432.31 and a low of 10,107.25. The broad-based NSE Nifty climbed 150.70 points, or 4.92% at 3,211.05 after hitting a high of 3,228.75 and a low of 3,061.05.
Major gainers in the 30-share index were DLF (15.08%), Jaiprakash Associates (13.23%), Tata Motors (12.84%), Reliance Communications (9%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (8.28%), and Wipro (7.41%).
On the other hand, and Hindustan Unilever (2.49%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Overall market breadth was sharply positive. Out of the total 2,618 stocks traded at BSE, 2,014 advanced, 535 declined while 69 remained unchanged.
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