HomeMarket NewsSensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex jumps 1,131 points; reclaims 75k-mark on firm global markets
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped 1,131 points to revisit the 75,000 level on Tuesday (March 18) and the NSE Nifty surged 1.45% powered by widespread buying amid a bullish trend in global equities.
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped 1,131 points to revisit the 75,000 level on Tuesday (March 18) and the NSE Nifty surged 1.45% powered by widespread buying amid a bullish trend in global equities.
Extending its previous day’s rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,131.31 points or 1.53% to settle at 75,301.26. During the day, it soared 1,215.81 points or 1.63% to 75,385.76. The NSE Nifty surged 325.55 points or 1.45% to 22,834.30.
From the Sensex pack, Zomato jumped over 7 per cent. ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, Asian Paints, Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India were among the gainers. However, Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra and Reliance Industries were the laggards.
Shares of Bajaj Finserv declined over 1% after the financial services firm signed share purchase agreements to acquire a 26% stake owned by Allianz SE of Germany in its insurance businesses Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company.