Sensex rallied 318.74 pts

Mumbai, Jan 16 (UNI) Extending gains for the third straight session on Thursday, the BSE Sensex advanced 318.74 pts at 77,042.82 on strong global cues.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 98.60 pts at 23,311.80.

The Sensex opened on a strong note at 77,319.50, up 595 pts, which remained days high figure. Throughout the session, it remained in green only. Finally, it closed at 77,042.82, gaining 318.74 pts from its previous close.

The Nifty registered days high and low at 23,391.65 and 23,272.05 pts respectively.

The stocks that soared were BSE services by 1.93 followed by Industrials at 1.73 pc and Utilities at 1.27 pc.

The Mid-cap moved up by 0.92 pc and the Small-cap by 1.43 pc.

In 30 scrips, 20 advanced while 10 declined.

The gainers were Adani Ports by 2.38 pc to Rs 1155, SBI by 1.86 pc to Rs 768, Reliance Industries by 1.80 pc to Rs 1274.90 and IndusInd Bank by 1.71 pc to Rs 978.35.

The losers were HCL Technology by 1.83 pc to Rs 1792.50, Infosys by 1.48 pc to Rs 1920.90, Nestle India Ltd by 1.16 pc to Rs 2174.95, and Hind Unilever by 0.90 pc to Rs 2349.95.

Asian Market was also seen up as Strait Times rose by 0.75 pc, Hang Seng 1.21 pc, and Taiwan Weighted by 2.22 pc.

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