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The Sensex captilised on earlier gains by leaping from 81 points to 31,393 on Tuesday, June 20, as rising Asian shares kept the pitch conducive to buying more.
Updated : Jun 20, 2017, 10:18 AM IST
The Sensex captilised on earlier gains by leaping from 81 points to 31,393 on Tuesday, June 20, as rising Asian shares kept the pitch conducive to buying more.
A favourable analysis of the US economy by a top Federal Reserve official took Wall Street to a record close, which had a rub-off on Asia.
The 30-share BSE index rose 80.96 points, i.e. 0.25% to 31,392.53. From its previous session, it gained 255.17 points.
The 50-share NSE Nifty moved up by 17.25 points, i.e. 0.17% to 9,674.80.
All sectoral indices saw buying interest, led by IT, technology, capital goods and auto stocks.
Rising up by up to 1.45%, prominent gainers include Tata Motors, Infosys, PowerGrid, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries and ONGC.
Japan's Nikkei was up 1.10%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.40% in morning trade and Shanghai composite inched up 0.04%.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.68% higher a day before on June 19.