Sensex rises by 179 pts, Nifty above 9,900 level

The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced

179 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,900-mark in early

trade today on strong gains in IT, pharma and FMCG stocks.

Positive global cues too influenced the investor

sentiment.

The 30-share index was trading higher by 179 points, or

0.56 per cent, at 31,775.06. Sectoral Indices of IT, teck,

power, realty, healthcare and banking rose by up to 1.60 per

cent.

The gauge had gained 337.21 points in the previous three

sessions.

Stock markets were closed on Friday on the occasion of

Ganesh Chaturthi.

The NSE Nifty recaptured the 9,900-mark by rising 50.90

points, or 0.51 per cent, at 9,907.95.

Brokers said persistent buying by domestic institutional

investors and a firm trend at other Asian markets on fresh

hopes Donald Trump will be able to push through market-

friendly tax reforms buoyed the sentiment.

Infosys, the country's second largest software exporter,

emerged as top gainer among Sensex components by rising 3.65

per cent to Rs 945.85.

The stock was up after after the company on Thursday

named former CEO and Aadhaar-architect Nandan Nilekani as its

new chairman.

Other big gainers were Adani Ports, NTPC, Sun Pharma,

ONGC, ICICI Bank, Cipla, Hindustan Unilever, L&T, Lupin, HDFC

Ltd, Coal India and Hero MotoCrp.

Japan's Nikkei was up 0.28 per cent while Hong Kong's

Hang Seng gained 0.47 per cent in early trade today. Shanghai

Composite edged up 0.81 per cent.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.14 per cent

higher on Friday.

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