The equity markets in India gained nearly one per cent today(28th Sept.2020), tracking positive cues from other Asian markets, ahead of the Supreme Court hearing in the loan moratorium and interest waiver case.
Among headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 350 points to 37,740 levels and the Nifty50 index topped the 11,100-mark. ONGC (up 4%) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by Bajaj Finance (up 3%), NTPC, Axis Bank, and Larsen & Toubro (all up 2%).
Meanwhile, Lakshmi Vilas Bank slipped 5 percent after a large section of the bank's shareholders voted against the reappointment of the managing director and chief executive, as well as seven directors and auditors, at the recent AGM.
All the Nifty sectoral indices were trading in the green, led by the Nifty Metal index, up 1.8 percent.
The broader indices, meanwhile, outperformed the benchmark indices, with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes trading over 1 per cent higher, each.