Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, followed by ICICI Bank, PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank.
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 335 points in early trade on Friday tracking gains in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank amid mixed cues from Asian markets.
The BSE index was trading 335.30 points or 0.56% higher at 59,937.14 in early trade. Similarly, Nifty rose 101.80 points or 0.57% to 17,847.70.
Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3%, followed by ICICI Bank, PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank.
On the other hand, HDFC, Infosys, Dr Reddy’s, M&M and Maruti were among the laggards.
In the previous session, the 30-share index had closed 621.31 points or 1.03% lower at 59,601.84. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 179.35 points or 1% to 17,745.90.
Elsewhere in Asia, shares in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were trading with gains in mid-session deals, while Tokyo was negative.
Stock exchanges in the US ended the overnight session with losses.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.77% to $82.62 a barrel.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares worth ₹1,926.77 crore on Thursday, according to stock exchange data.
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