4 reasons why the Sensex gained over 600 points in two days

A slew of encouraging macro numbers brought cheer to the investors on Dalal Street. That apart, the rupee recovered from all-time lows on hope of RBI intervention.

After crashing nearly 1,000 points in the first two trading sessions of the week, the markets saw a sharp recovery in the last two trading sessions.

The S&P BSE Sensex settled 373 points higher on Friday at 38,091.

In the last two trading sessions of the week, the 30-share index moved up around 678 points, or 1.81 per cent, while the NSE's Nifty50 index added 227 points, or 2.01 per cent, to end at 11,515 levels.

On a weekly basis, the 30-share index of BSE lost 299 points or 0.77 per cent while the Nifty50 index shed