Equity benchmark sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Friday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and TCS amid positive cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 228.56 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 40,787.05, and therefore the broader NSE Nifty rose 70.70 points or 0.59 per cent to 11,967.15.
Tata Steel was the highest gainer within the sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Maruti, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, HDFC twins and TCS.
On the opposite hand, Infosys, HCL Tech, HUL and Asian Paints were the laggards.
In the previous session, sensex settled 148.82 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 40,558.49, and therefore the broader NSE Nifty fell 41.20 points or 0.35 per cent to 11,896.45.
Exchange data showed that foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 1,118.46 crore on a net basis on Thursday.
According to Arjun Yash Mahajan, head Institutional Business at Reliance Securities, domestic markets look to be good as of now given positive cues from global markets.
Ongoing fiscal stimulus negotiations within the US and 2Q FY21 earnings are two crucial factors to make a decision the market direction within the near term,” he said.
On the worldwide front, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were trading on a positive note in mid-session deals.
Stock exchanges on Wall Street too ended with gains within the overnight session.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.02 per cent lower at $42.45 per barrel.
