On Wednesday, Infosys was biggest drag among the 30-stocks frontline companies pack, declining by 2.77%
Among individual stocks, SBI rose around 2 per cent to end as the top Sensex gainer today
In the intra-day trade, the indices hit a low of 60,662 and 18,086, respectively
In a largely range-bound session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 85.88 points or 0.14 per cent higher at 61,308.91
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices outperformed the benchmarks and ended up to 0.6 per cent higher.
TCS, Infosys, L&T, Tech M, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex today.
In five days, the benchmark index has gained 1,633.46 points
Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index zoomed 3.5 per cent on the NSE today while the Nifty Realty index slumped 0.8 per cent
Investors were enthused after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell's statement to the US Congress did not throw up surprises
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 1 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. Telecom stocks logged smart gains after telcos pitched for 90-95 per cent cut in 5G spectrum auction prices
The benchmark Sensex ended the session at 60,617 - a gain of 221 points, or 0.4 per cent
The broader markets were quiet today with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ending little changed
Nifty rises 1% to close above 18,000 for first time since November 15
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index added 0.7 per cent while the BSE SmallCap index gained 1.2 per cent.
The markets began the first week of the new year on a solid note, hoping that rising cases may not lead to further lockdowns
Sectorally, the Nifty Auto and Pharma indices were the only losers, down up to 0.4 per cent
Brokerage ICICI Securities has maintained a BUY rating on Gokaldas Exports with a revised target price of Rs 425.
Market participants are already concerned about the rapid global spread of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant
In the past two trading days, the stock of the refineries/petro products company has surged 25 per cent, after investor Ramesh Damani bought over 1 per cent stake in the company.
The Sensex gained 367 points, or 0.6 per cent, to close at 60,223, while the Nifty rose 120 points to end the session at 17,925 cent.