After rising 341 points, the Sensex settled 174 points, or 0.33 per cent, higher at 52,475
Orphazyme A/S, which develops therapies to treat genetic disorders, says it has no idea why its American depositary shares surged overnight
The stock of the state-owned company surpassed its previous high of Rs 162.95, touched on February 26, 2021.
But share in total m-cap languishes below 10%, lower than long-term average of 13%
Brent crude futures edged up 13 cents to $72.65 a barrel to 1145 GMT, a day after closing at their highest since May 2019
Street expects trend to continue with valuations supporting upmove
This comes amid increased buying in index heavyweights and supportive global trends.
Shares of SAIL on Friday rose by 5 per cent after the company posted a 31 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
BSE Sensex hit an all-time-high of 52,641.5 while the broader Nifty50 index claimed 15,835.5-mark in morning deals
Backed by firm global cues, the frontline S&P BSE Sensex hit an all-time-high of 52,641.5 while the broader Nifty50 index claimed 15,835.5-mark in morning deals
Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Friday after the S&P 500 index notched another record high
Marksans Pharma and Novartis India from the S&P BSE Healthcare index zoomed 20 per cent each
GDP, according to their estimates, is likely to contract by 4.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q2, much smaller than during the first wave (-24.7 per cent)
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) declared the company a non-performer and prohibited from participating in the ongoing and future bids for the road projects
A total 10 stocks including Mastek, Mindtree, Happiest Minds Technologies, Mphasis and Coforge too hit their new highs in Friday's intra-day deals
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after the S&P 500 index notched another record high
Nifty 500 and Nifty Mid-cap 100 index have already seen a surge of over 2.50 and 6 per cent respectively, in the current month
The management of Bajaj Finance in a mid-quarter update indicated some adverse impact of Covid-19-related fresh lockdowns on business during the April-June quarter (Q1FY22)
The company announced 1:1 bonus issue, dividend of Rs 200 per share and stock split from Rs 5 to Rs 2.
Coal India reported strong offtake in dispatches, with volumes at 55.1mt, registering a 37.6 per cent year on year (YoY) increase in May 2021.