Tuesday, March 9, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices traded over half a percent higher in today's(9th March 2021) early deals, tracking similar trends in other Asian markets.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 400 points to 50,860 levels and the Nifty50 was comfortably holding above the 15,000-mark. HDFC Bank and UltraTech Cement gained 2 percent, each, and were the top Sensex gainers.
Among other individual stocks, BPCL dipped 6 percent after media reports said that BPCL Trust for Investment in Shares (BPCL Trust) will sell up to 4 percent of its shares in the company.
The Nifty sectoral indices traded in the green, led by the Nifty Bank index, up 1.4 percent.
