Sensex up 400 points, Nifty around 9,000; Reliance, ONGC lead gains

Sensex had opened 1.4% higher at 30,450 and Nifty 50 up at 8,961, up 1.57%.

Updated on: May 19, 2020, 13:28:56 IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent

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Domestic benchmark indices traded higher on Monday in the afternoon session supported mostly by Bharti Airtel, ONGC and Reliance Industries as they tracked Asian peers.

Nifty PSU and Realty sectorals were in the red. (PTI)

The S&P BSE Sensex was 437.92 or 1.46% up at 30,466.90 and the NSE Nifty 50 was at 8,948.75 or 125.50 points higher at 1:02pm.

On the 30 share Sensex, Reliance Industries was trading up at over 9% followed by ONGC, UltraTech Cement, Kotak and ITC. Nifty Auto and Nifty Financial, up 2.09% and 2.20% respectively, led the rally on the broader Nifty.

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Nifty PSU and Realty sectorals were in the red.

Sensex had opened 1.4% higher at 30,450 and Nifty 50 up at 8,961, up 1.57%.

Sensex had ended down 1,068.75 points or 3.44% at 30,028, while the NSE Nifty 50 ended at 8,823, down 3.32% on Monday.

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