<p>Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in opening session on Friday driven by gains in HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Infosys amid strong foreign fund inflow.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE index was trading 233.20 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 41,692.99, and the broader NSE advanced 59.85 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 12,234.50.</p>.<p>All Sensex components were trading on a positive note with Asian Paints rising up to 1.33 per cent, followed by HDFC, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel and L&T.</p>.<p>In the previous session, Sensex settled 106.11 points or 0.26 per cent, lower at 41,459.79, and Nifty dropped 26.55 points or 0.22 per cent to close at 12,174.65.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, on a net basis, foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 1,061.39 crore, while domestic institutional investors sold shares worth Rs 960.48 crore on Thursday, data available with stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p>According to traders, domestic equities advanced tracking significant foreign fund inflow ahead of the release of wholesale inflation data.</p>.<p>Globally, concerns over rising cases of coronavirus patients kept investors on edge, they said.</p>.<p>Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were trading on a positive note, while those in Tokyo slipped in the red.</p>.<p>Stock exchanges on Wall Street closed with losses on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the rupee depreciated 5 paise against the US dollar to 71.31 in morning session.</p>.<p>Global crude benchmark Brent slipped 0.12 per cent to USD 56.27 per barrel.</p>
<p>Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in opening session on Friday driven by gains in HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Infosys amid strong foreign fund inflow.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE index was trading 233.20 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 41,692.99, and the broader NSE advanced 59.85 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 12,234.50.</p>.<p>All Sensex components were trading on a positive note with Asian Paints rising up to 1.33 per cent, followed by HDFC, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel and L&T.</p>.<p>In the previous session, Sensex settled 106.11 points or 0.26 per cent, lower at 41,459.79, and Nifty dropped 26.55 points or 0.22 per cent to close at 12,174.65.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, on a net basis, foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 1,061.39 crore, while domestic institutional investors sold shares worth Rs 960.48 crore on Thursday, data available with stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p>According to traders, domestic equities advanced tracking significant foreign fund inflow ahead of the release of wholesale inflation data.</p>.<p>Globally, concerns over rising cases of coronavirus patients kept investors on edge, they said.</p>.<p>Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were trading on a positive note, while those in Tokyo slipped in the red.</p>.<p>Stock exchanges on Wall Street closed with losses on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the rupee depreciated 5 paise against the US dollar to 71.31 in morning session.</p>.<p>Global crude benchmark Brent slipped 0.12 per cent to USD 56.27 per barrel.</p>