Equity markets in India were trading firm today (20th May 2020), lifted mainly by the HDFC twins.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 216 points to 30,410 levels and the Nifty50 index traded around 8,960 levels. ITC, up 2 percent, was the top gainer in the Sensex pack. Besides, HDFC and HDFC Bank were both up 1 percent each. IRCTC surged 5 percent after the Indian Railways decided to double the number of Shramik special trains to 400 a day by this week. Besides, Bajaj Finance rose 2 percent after announcing its March quarter earnings.
The trend among Nifty sectoral indices was largely positive, led by the Nifty FMCG index, up 1.25 percent.
Twenty two companies including Bajaj Auto, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, UltraTech Cement, and Jubilant FoodWorks, are scheduled to announce their March quarter earnings today.