 "Sensex recaptures 33,000 peak, up 190 points; Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports biggest gainers")
Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex regained the key 33,000 mark at the start of trading on Friday after buying by retail investors and domestic institutions gathered momentum amid strong global cues. The broader NSE Nifty too went past the 10,200-level. The 30-share Sensex was trading higher by 190.36 points, or 0.57 percent, at 33,139.57, with all sectoral indices in the green, led by consumer durables, bank, metal and auto. The gauge had rallied 352.03 points on Thursday.
The NSE Nifty too rose 60.65 points, or 0.59 percent, at 10,227.35 in early trade on Friday. Brokers said unabated buying by retail and domestic institutional investors and a firm trend in other Asian markets influenced sentiment here. Prominent gainers included Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, ONGC, HDFC Bank, HDFC Ltd, Bajaj Auto, Wipro, TCS, Cipla and SBI, gaining up to 1.68 percent. Japan’s Nikkei was up 1.22 percent while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.57 percent in early trade today. Shanghai Composite, however, shed 0.08 percent. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.29 percent higher in Thursday’s trade.
