Markets thunder on bullish global wave; Nifty jumps 144 points

Indian markets staged a strong comeback to hit multi-year highs as a tide of global buoyancy swept across, bolstering investors' confidence.
It sent the benchmark CNX Nifty index to its highest close in three years, soaring by a whopping 143.50 points, or 2.37 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Financial stocks stole the spotlight on bourses, followed by FMCG, energy, technology, healthcare, metal, auto and capital goods.
Flourishing overseas sentiment, especially after the US government budget deal and growing speculation that the Federal Reserve will not begin its tapering before 2014 triggered the surge across global financial markets.

After a strong start, investors and fund houses went on a buying spree, and the NSE bellwether breached the psychologically important 6,200-mark briefly in the late afternoon trades, before concluding with healthy gains.
Amid the buying spree, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite, Axis Bank, JP Associates, BPCL, ICICI Bank, IDFC, L&T and Kotak Bank were among the biggest index stock gainers.
Turnover in the cash segment rose to Rs 12,351.92 crore from Rs 12,148.81 crore yesterday. A total of 6,498.18 lakh shares changed hands in 58,48,237 trades, while market capitalisation stood at Rs 65,70,944 crore.