IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was advanced 315.05 points or 0.40% to 78,786.08. The Nifty 50 index rose 90.95 points or 0.38% to 23,841.
BSE Sensex mirrored the optimism of the immediate post-liberalisation period, climbing around 263% in 1991-92 to 4,500 points ...
Capital Goods stocks were trading with losses, with the BSE Capital Goods index falling 201.53 points or 0.29% at 68375.21 at 13:12 IST.