Sensex surges 325 points, Nifty crosses 8,200-mark on positive global cues

The benchmark BSE Sensex soared by 325 points to trade above the 27,000 level on Friday following a flurry of buying by investors amid strong Asian trends.

The 30-share index, which had lost 190.04 points in the previous, rebounded by 325.38 points, or 1.21%, to 27,171.19 points.

All sectoral indices led by metal, capital goods, realty and banking were in the positive zone, rising up to 1.67%.

Among gainer, Vedanta and Shree Renuka Sugar stocks were up by 7%, Gati by 6%, Hindustan Zinc by 5%.

The NSE Nifty too recaptured 8,200-mark by climbing 82.60 points, or 1.01%, to 8,211.95.

Brokers said all-round buying by participants, tracking a rally at the other Asian markets following overnight gains at the Wall Street helped the indices rebound.

Global markets were firm after Federal Reserve meeting minutes raised expectations the US central bank will not hike rates any time soon.

In other markets in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rallied 1.76% while Japan's Nikkei uptick 0.78% in early trade on Friday.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.82% higher on Thursday's trade.