CLOSING BELL: Sensex Rises 620 Points, Ends Above 62K; Nifty Inches Close To 18.5K

At close, BSE Sensex was trading 629.07 points up at 62,501.69 and Nifty50 was trading 178.20 points up at 18,499.35.

New Delhi: Indian indices opened strong on Friday despite mixed sentiments in the US market last night. While S&P and Nasdaq composite ended higher, Dow Jones and Russell 2000 Index fell by 0.11 per cent and 0.70 per cent respectively.

Sensex today opened at 61,985.36 (previous close: 61,872.62), climbed up to 62,529.83 and fell down to 61,911.61 during the day’s trade; Nifty, meanwhile, opened today at 18,368.35 (previous close: 18,321.15), touched a high of 18,508.55 and a low of 18,333.15 during the day’s trade.

At close, BSE Sensex was trading 629.07 points up at 62,501.69 and Nifty50 was trading 178.20 points up at 18,499.35.

SENSEX TOP GAINERS

• Reliance: 2.85 per cent
• Sun Pharma: 2.36 per cent
• HUL: 1.89 per cent
• HCL Tech: 1.85 per cent
• Wipro: 1.73 per cent
• Tech M: 1.55 per cent

SENSEX TOP LOSERS

• Bharti Airtel: -0.63 per cent
• PowerGridCorp: -0.36 per cent
• NTPC: -0.03 per cent

NIFTY TOP GAINERS

• Reliance: 2.82 per cent
• Sun Pharma: 2.32 per cent
• Hindalco: 2.18 per cent
• HUL: 2.11 per cent
• HCL Tech: 1.97 per cent
• Divis Labs: 1.96 per cent
• Wipro: 1.76 per cent

NIFTY TOP LOSERS

• ONGC: -1.20 per cent
• Grasim: -0.96 per cent
• Bajaj Auto: -0.62 per cent
• Bharti Airtel: -0.60 per cent
• PowerGridCorp: -0.40 per cent
• NTPC: -0.14 per cent