Sensex Rises 200 Pts, Nifty Nears 22,300; Auto, FMCG, Pharma Slip In Red

Domestic markets sprinted on Thursday, lifted by upbeat sentiment among global peers. The S&P BSE Sensex surged 306 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 73,293 levels, while the Nifty50 neared 22,300-mark at 22,290, up 90 points.

Tech M rallied 2 per cent, and was leading the top gainers on the Sensex index. This was followed by Wipro, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Infosys, M&M, ICICI Bank, and Tata Steel.

On the laggards front, Power Grid, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, L&T, and NTPC fell the most.

In the broader markets, the S&P BSE MidCap, and the SmallCap indices gained 0.44 per cent and 0.68 per cent, respectively.

Among sectors,the Nifty IT, and Realty indices added over 1 per cent each, while the Nifty FMCG, and Pharma indices fell 0.5 per cent each.