Besides, investors were keenly awaiting the outcome of the two-day GST Council meet starting Thursday to finalise a four-tier tax structure
Uptick in crude oil prices provided more heft to the upmove
Scrips such as Bharat Heavy Electricals, Motherson Sumi, Bank of Baroda, and Hindalco saw the biggest swing after their Q1 results
Biggest gain in 5 months; ICICI top gainer among banks
The index's surge has been uneven. It took nearly two decades to touch 10,000 but the surge from there to 20,000 points happened in less than two years
Major gainers were Tata Steel 2.66%, followed by Cipla 2.09%, GAIL 1.93%, Asian Paint 1.44%
Three shares fell for every two that climbed on the S&P BSE Sensex, which changed direction at least seven times
Key indices traded on a flat-to-negative note due to heavy selling pressure on IT, oil and gas, and capital goods stocks
ONGC, Tata Steel, ITC, Lupin, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, GAIL, M&M & Reliance Industries were trading in the positive zone
Since March, the shares of 2,127 companies outside the A-group have been traded, of which 269 have seen their stock prices double
Shares of rate-sensitive sectors such as bank and auto were among the top gainers
Sustained buying was seen in oil and gas, energy, realty, auto, utilities and consumer durable counters