Sensex gains 150 points at 74,639
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Thursday with BSE Sensex rising 150 points to 74,639 and the NSE Nifty50 soaring 41 points to 22,646.
Tata Motors, M&M, Reliance, Ultratech Cement, HDFC Bank led the gains on the Sensex, while HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, HUl and Axis Bank were trading in red.
On other hand, BPCL and JSW Steel were among top gainers on NSE Nifty 50 while Hindalco, Maruti, Divis Labs and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers.
The broader markets opened strong with both the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gaining 0.61 and 0.44 per cent respectively.
Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Pharma, Nifty FMCG and Nifty Consumer Durables lead sectoral gains on NSE.
