Equity benchmarks extended rally in afternoon trade with the Sensex climbing 307.63 points or 1.26 percent to 24777.20, tracking positive global cues and upside on oil prices.
The Nifty jumped 107.65 points or 1.45 percent to 7532.30, driven by technology, FMCG, HDFC group, oil and auto stocks.
The BSE Midcap gained 1.5 percent as the market breadth was positive.
About 1524 shares advanced against 976 declining shares on the BSE.
Coal India topped the buying list on Sensex, up 5 percent followed by Infosys, HDFC, Sun Pharma, HUL, Hero Motocorp, Dr Reddy’s Labs, ONGC, Wipro, Bajaj Auto and GAIL with 2-4 percent while SBI, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, NTPC and Maruti Suzuki fell 1-3 percent.
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