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Sensex records biggest gain in two weeks
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 17:30 IST
Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex recorded its biggest gain in two weeks, closing sharply higher by 240 points on revival of buying by funds in banking and telecom stocks. Buying activity picked up as general investors felt a steep fall in share prices last month was overdone and the Sensex spurted by 239.94 points to 12,945.88, its biggest advance since 8 March.
The Sensex had dropped nearly 15 percent from its peak of 14,724 points on 9 February. The National Stock Exchange index Nifty also rose by 66.95 points at 3,764.55.
The major contributors were banking shares led by index-heavy ICICI Bank, which surged 5.64percent to close at Rs 870.35, and State Bank of India, up 3.10 percent at Rs 982.15.
Other big gainers included Reliance Communication Ventures, which rose 4.31 percent to close at Rs 466.65, Hindustan Lever (3.67 percent, Rs 190.75) and Bharti Airtel (3.15 percent, Rs 761.75)
The market also received a booster after telecom major Bharti Airtel shares surged following reports that the telecommunication regulator cut a fee on international calls as part of a plan to reduce tariffs.