Sensex soars by 489 points

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Sensex soars by 489 points

The markets closed at higher levels at the culmination of Thursday’s trading session with the Sensex rising by 1.25 per cent and Nifty50 up by 1.2 per cent. The stock that showcased dramatic gains was Jet Airways as it gained nearly 121.97 per cent!

Apart from Jet Airways, the stocks that exhibited high volume gains included Jain Irrigation Systems (up 27.97 per cent) and Wockhardt Ltd. (up 6.72 per cent).

In contrast, the stocks that wound up losing volumes include UPL Ltd. (down 8.68 per cent), Reliance Communications Ltd. (down 3.45 per cent) and V-Guard Industries Ltd. (down 2.68 per cent).

The top gainers in the large-cap and mid-cap category include Reliance Infrastructure (up 39.11 per cent), Reliance Capital (up 32.89 per cent) and Reliance Power Ltd. (31.33 per cent).

Meanwhile, the stocks that fared poorly in the large-cap and mid-cap category include Graphite India Ltd. (down 10.08 per cent), UPL Ltd. (down 8.68 per cent) and HEG Ltd. (down 4.56 per cent).

In terms of value, the stocks that were most active in Thrusday’s trading session include Indiabulls Housing, Yes Bank, UPL Ltd., IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and Maruti Suzuki.

In the BSE 500 category, five stocks hit their 52-week highs, while 51 stocks hit their 52 week lows. The stocks that hit their 52 week high include Titan Company, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, SRF Ltd. and Godrej Properties. Some of the stocks that hit their 52-week lows include Indiabulls Wholesale, eClerx Services, CARE, TV Today Network and Alembic Pharmaceuticals.

The BSE MidCap Index closed higher by 1.64 per cent at 14,680.10, while the BSE 500 Index closed higher by 1.24 per cent at 15,277.09.

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