Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex Friday shot up over 623 points to close at a record high of 39,434.72 as investors felt assured of policy stability after a decisive mandate for the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the general elections. The NSE Nifty also surged over 187 points to close at a fresh lifetime high of 11,844.10.
During the week, which remained abuzz with news revolving around the Lok Sabha poll results, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose over 1,503 points and the broader Nifty gained 437 points. Both the indices marked their intra-day record highs Thursday morning when counting of votes started.
Even the investor wealth zoomed Rs 2.53 lakh crore on Friday as the Sensex shot up over 623 points. Analysts believe the emphatic victory for the Modi-led coalition will ensure continuation in reform measures initiated during the NDA’s first term. Among the Sensex constituents, 26 stocks rose and 4 counters fell. ICICI Bank topped the Sensex gainers’ chart, spurting 5.09 pc, followed by L&T, Bharti Airtel, Vedanta and Tata Motors, up to 4.60 pc.
Bucking the overall trend, NTPC, HCL Tech, TCS and HUL ended in the red. The Sensex started on a positive note at 39,076.28 in the morning. It shuttled between a high of 39,476.97 and low of 38,824.26 during the session. It finally settled the day at 39,434.72, higher by 623.33 points, or 1.61 pc.
The NSE Nifty opened at 11,748.00 and hit a high of 11,859.00 and a low of 11,658.10 during the day. It closed at 11,844.10, showing a rise of 1.60 pc. All 19 BSE sectoral indices traded in the green, led by realty, capital goods, industrials, telecom and auto — gaining as much as 4.25 pc.
In the broader market, small-cap and mid-cap indices outperformed the benchmark Sensex. BSE Smallcap index soared 2.43 pc, midcap climbed 2.09 pc and largecap advanced 1.61 pc. Overall, 1,827 stocks advanced and 695 declined on the BSE. Asian stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors globally remained cautious over the ongoing trade tussle between the US and China.
