Stock market extends winning steak; PSU bank at new high
Sensex closed 487 points, or 0.66%, higher at 74,339.44 while the Nifty closed the day with a gain of 168 points, or 0.75%, at 22,570.35 on the monthly F&O expiry day.
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday following global cues.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 57.42 points or 0.17 per cent higher during the early session.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading 0.10 points higher at 10,343.90 points.
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The BSE Sensex, which opened at 33,228.32 points, was trading at 33,204.55 points (at 9.29 a.m.) in the early session, higher 57.42 points or 0.17 per cent from Thursday’s close at 33,147.13 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 33,270.62 points and a low of 33,169.48 points in the trade so far.
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