Sensex, Nifty Rise For The Sixth Day As Foreign Funds Pour In


Cipla rose by 2 per cent while Dr Reddy’s was up close to 1 per cent.

In 30-BSE index-components, 19 stocks gained.

Bharti Airtel rose the most by 3.34 per cent among Sensex scrips after brokerage firm CLSA said that the company with 201 million subscribers is best placed to take a lead in the data ramp-up in the country.

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Larsen and Toubro, SBI and HDFC were also among major gainers.

A firming trend in the Asian region and higher opening in Europe also strengthened the market sentiment, brokers said.

The interest-sensitive realty sector was the star performer by rising 1.89 per cent, followed by Healthcare index by 1.57 per cent.

Oil and gas index rose by 1.43 per cent and capital goods index by 1.18 per cent. The banking sector index also added 0.93 per cent.

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Source: PTI