Mumbai (thestates.news) : The stock market was seen in the green mark for the second consecutive day due to some positive signs between the US-Iran tension. On Friday, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex opened 113 points at 41,585. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty opened with a gain of 56 points at 12,271.
Kotak Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising up to 1.35 percent, followed by HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, L&T, Hero MotoCorp, and HDFC Bank. On the other hand, PowerGrid, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, SBI and Nestle India were trading on a negative note.
Indices of all sectors are visible in green mark and IT, Auto, Pharma, Metal and Banks are leading the gains. For the past week, the tension between Iran and the US seems to be reducing. At the same time, the first phase of agreement between the US and China is going to be on the trade war front.
Prominent stocks rising on Friday were Infosys, Bharti Infratel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, TCS, HDFC Bank, and HCL Tech, while ICICI Bank, Nestle and Asian Paints were the major losers. The rupee was seen flat. The rupee opened at 71.21 against the dollar on Friday, while it closed at 71.21 on Friday. (HS)
