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
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index added 0.7 per cent while the BSE SmallCap index gained 1.2 per cent.
Of these 953 stocks, 78 per cent or 747 are from the BSE T (87), X (240), XT (351) and Z (69) group.
The market direction in the coming week will be dictated by the Q3 results of domestic IT companies as well as release of macroeconomic data, analysts said
At present, 359 companies are listed on the BSE SME platform
Sectorally, the Nifty Auto and Pharma indices were the only losers, down up to 0.4 per cent
Despite the stellar run in 2021 that saw most global equity markets record healthy gains, we remain bullish on equities for 2022, says Nishant Srivastava
Market participants are already concerned about the rapid global spread of the highly infectious Omicron Covid variant
Of the 3,666 stocks that are traded on the BSE, as many as 592 were locked in the upper circuit levels and there were no sellers on the counter, the exchange data showed.
Large part of today's rally was propelled by financial and banking counters, with 7 of the top 10 index contributors belonging to the space.
The report said the funds raised through ECM deals fell because deals were of smaller values
The Sensex ended Tuesday's session at 59,856, following a gain of 673 points or 1.1 per cent
The broader markets underperformed the benchmarks by a wide margin. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ended with meagre gains of 0.05 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.
Complaints made against the firms included that of non-receipt of money, shares, demat as well as physical, non-receipt of debt securities, corporate benefits, entitlements and interest
Stronger balance sheets and little impact of digital disruption could be the other triggers
Bajaj FinServ emerged as the biggest gainer among the 30-share frontline companies pack, followed by Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel and IndusInd Bank