Indian shares advanced sharply on Tuesday, rebounding after seven straight sessions of losses, buoyed by hopes that major central banks would take measures to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
Here's a quick recap of how top market indices and stocks fared on Tuesday:
Frontline indices
Sensex: The Sensex settled 480 points higher, or 1.26 percent, to close Tuesday's trade at 38,623. So far this year, the 30-share benchmark BSE index has lost 6.3 percent, losing over 2,630 points.
Nifty50: The Nifty50 gained 170.55 points, or 1.53 percent, to settle at 11,303. So far this year, the broader NSE index has lost 865 points or 7.1 percent.
Key stocks
Tata Consultancy Services: The IT major settled 2 percent higher, closing at Rs 2,038.90 per share on NSE.
Reliance Industries: The oil-telecom-retail conglomerates' shares ended 2.2 percent higher, quoting at Rs 1,343.65 on NSE.
HDFC Bank: The private sector lenders' shares settled 0.07 percent lower in trade today, quoting at Rs 1,181.30 on NSE.
Hindustan Unilever: The FMCG major's stock closed at Rs 2,167.85 per share, up 0.50 percent at close on NSE.
HDFC: The NBFC stock settled at Rs 2,192.25, ending 0.44 percent lower.
Major sectors
Nifty Bank: The banking gauge settled 1.07 percent higher at 29,177, rising 308 points at close. So far this year, Nifty Bank has lost 9.3 percent.
Nifty IT: The IT index ended 1.92 percent higher to settle at 15,723. So far this year, it has gained almost half a percent percent.
Nifty FMCG: The consumer goods gauge settled 0.92 percent up at 29,406. So far this year, Nifty FMCG has lost 2.4 percent.
Nifty Auto: The index ended 1.89 percent higher to settle at 6,986. So far this year, it has lost 15.3 percent.
Nifty Metal: The metal index gained 5.6 percent to settle at 2,321. So far this year, the index has lost over 17 percent.
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First Published: Mar 3, 2020 4:07 PM IST
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