Indian benchmark indices surged higher supported by gains in global equities as a rally in semiconductor stocks boosted investor sentiment across international markets.
At 9:36 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 77473.64 up by 731.82 points or by 0.95 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24162.7 up by 199.9 points or by 0.83 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 77526.85 and intraday low of 77320.56 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24187.9 and intraday low of 24120.35
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Asian Paints Ltd. (Rs. 2723.00,+1.89%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1450.40,+1.84%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2083.55,+1.75%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1169.60,+1.74%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1320.05,+1.62%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1910.95,-1.01%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 290.80,-0.50%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1935.60,-0.17%), among others.
_IT index was at 27127.33 up by 451.62 points or by 1.69%. eMudhra Ltd. (Rs. 477.10,+9.68%), Zensar Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 484.35,+8.38%), Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 500.70,+5.97%), Subex Ltd. (Rs. 13.12,+4.96%), VL e-Governance & IT Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 11.08,+4.92%),.
HCS index was at 49779.25 down by -19.51 points or by -0.04%. OneSource Specialty Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1528.80,-5.95%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 1554.05,-2.05%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 1244.65,-1.98%), Kopran Ltd. (Rs. 186.20,-1.48%), Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd. (Rs. 273.65,-1.35%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3362 , shares advanced were 2519 while 684 shares declined and 159 were unchanged.