Sensex gains for second day; Infosys, ICICI Bank rally

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex and the Nifty rose on Thursday to a one-week high, marking their second session of gains as Infosys continued to gain ahead of its quarterly results on Friday, while ICICI Bank rose on attractive valuations after recent step falls.

Infosys provisionally rose 3.5 percent, while ICICI Bank gained 3.5 percent.

Tata Motors Ltd rose 3.8 percent on hopes unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will report solid global wholesales for March due later in the day.

The Sensex provisionally gained 0.6 percent, marking its highest close since April 4. The Nifty ended up 0.52 percent, its highest close since April 3.

 

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Rafael Nam)