- In the last five session, the BSE benchmark has rallied 1,972.72 points or 2.76%.
- HCL Technologies, Wipro, Tech Mahindra were the laggards in Tuesday morning trade.
- IT stocks fell on profit-taking after rallying sharply in the past two sessions.
Benchmark equity indices, the
In the last five session, the BSE benchmark rallied 1,972.72 points or 2.76%. The Nifty jumped 584.45 points or 2.71%.
Among the Sensex firms, HCL Technologies, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, NTPC, Reliance Industries,
IT stocks fell on profit-taking after rallying sharply in the past two sessions.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong were quoting lower.
The US markets were closed on Monday on account of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The Sensex jumped 759.49 points or 1.05% to settle at a new closing high of 73,327.94 on Monday. During the day, it zoomed 833.71 points or 1.14% to reach its all-time peak of 73,402.16. The Nifty climbed 202.90 points or 0.93% to settle at a new closing high of 22,097.45. During the day, it surged 221 points or 1% to reach a lifetime intra-day high of 22,115.55.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.18% to USD 78.29 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 1,085.72 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
(With text input from PTI)