On the last day of Navrati, the equity benchmark Sensex rallied 569 points to close at a new peak on Thursday, driven by gains in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and ITC amid positive macro cues and upbeat global markets.
The 30-share Sensex settled 568.90 points or 0.94 per cent higher at 61,305.95. Closing above the 61,000-mark for the first time. Similarly, the Nifty surged 176.80 points or 0.97 per cent to a new lifetime closing high of 18,338.55.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1915875536057836&output=html&h=280&adk=2706804277&adf=959859269&pi=t.aa~a.129864629~i.7~rp.4&w=640&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1634572209&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=9900818253&tp=site_kit&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=640×280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.gnsnews.co.in%2Fmarket-close-sensex-high-by-568-90-points-nifty-at-18338-55%2F&flash=0&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=160&rw=639&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChAI8La0iwYQ-NrSu4rrhdYnEj0AWeCXcx5XKi1-NcFeOKyE7WtCdEK2EFrETbDaPBmeBiFvqixNcopSuqKK_bRTNXN7_q5pp6Y8Bnq6WUPN&uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiOTQuMC40NjA2LjgxIixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsIjY0Il0.&dt=1634572209612&bpp=4&bdt=1275&idt=4&shv=r20211013&mjsv=m202110080101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Dde49810fe66d4fae-22b0f62d0cc600c8%3AT%3D1613377481%3ART%3D1613377481%3AS%3DALNI_MZ7OaE550f3p0ZwwexI0Lzi6Y6nhg&prev_fmts=0x0%2C1200x280&nras=3&correlator=1002475956253&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=225956152.1613377481&ga_sid=1634572209&ga_hid=1280200106&ga_fc=0&u_tz=330&u_his=6&u_h=768&u_w=1360&u_ah=728&u_aw=1360&u_cd=24&dmc=8&adx=257&ady=1332&biw=1492&bih=730&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=31062580%2C44750575%2C31062945%2C31062526&oid=2&pvsid=4006017643394600&pem=979&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.gnsnews.co.in%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1360%2C0%2C1360%2C728%2C1511%2C730&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&jar=2021-10-18-15&ifi=3&uci=a!3&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=jQxh6jrUF4&p=https%3A//english.gnsnews.co.in&dtd=45
ITC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank and NTPC.
On the other hand, TCS, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance and Asian Paints were among the laggards.
