Sensex rallies 396 points, Nifty above 11,500-mark on F&O expiry, firm global cues; Vedanta, Tata Steel among top gainers

Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex zoomed 396 points on Thursday, driven by gains in index heavyweights ICICI Bank, RIL, L&T and Maruti as September series derivatives expired amid positive cues from global markets.

#MarketAtClose | Market recovers major part of its yesterday’s losses, frontlines indices up 1% each; #Sensex recovers 400 of 504 points & #Nifty 130 of 160 points from yesterday’s loss pic.twitter.com/ltjFE8LSPI

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) September 26, 2019

After rallying 565 points during the day, the 30-share Sensex ended 396.22 points, or 1.03 percent, higher at 38,989.74. The broader NSE Nifty soared 131 points, or 1.15 per cent, to end at 11,571.20.

Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Vedanta, M&M, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, ONGC, Maruti, IndusInd Bank, L&T, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Finance and Kotak Bank, surging up to 6.47 percent.

On the other hand, Yes Bank, Infosys, HUL, HCL Tech, HDFC, NTPC, PowerGrid and TCS dropped up to 4.93 percent.

According to traders, domestic investors followed cues from global markets that rallied after US President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China could happen sooner than expected.

In Asia, Hang Seng, Nikkei and Kospi ended significantly higher, while Shanghai Composite Index settled in the red.

Stock exchanges in Europe were also trading significantly higher in their respective early sessions.

The market rose further as September futures and options expired, experts said, adding that investors were also optimistic ahead of the Reserve Bank’s policy review meet next week.

On the currency front, the rupee appreciated 8 paise to 70.95 against the US dollar (intra-day).

Brent crude futures inched up 0.26 percent to $62.65 per barrel.