INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Future Retail (Rs 1,871.23 crore), Vedanta (Rs 740.91 crore) and Just Dial (Rs 695.30 crore) remained the most active stocks in
terms of value on NSE on Thursday.
Tata Motors (Rs 688.09 crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 664.67 crore), ICICI Bank (Rs 589.60 crore), Tata
Steel (Rs 552.40 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 546.72 crore), State Bank of India (Rs 508.52 crore) and Avanti Feeds (Rs 501.49 crore) also featured
among the most active stocks in terms of value on NSE.
Indian equity benchmarks extended their gains to the second straight session riding
on gains in most sectors, led by bank, IT, auto and metal stocks, a day after the central bank of the country increased repo rate and
maintained neutral stance.
The Nifty50 clocked up a gain of 84 points, or 0.78 per cent, settling at 10,768, with 37 stocks in the green and
13 in the red.
The Sensex index rose 284 points, or 0.81 per cent, to end the day at 35,463, with 22 stocks advancing and 9 declining.
All
sectors on NSE closed in the green, with Nifty Realty leading, surging 2.97 per cent.
Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Indiabulls Housing Finance,
ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Asian Paints finished Thursday's session as the top gainers in the Nifty index.
