<p>Domestic equity benchmarks mustered smart gains on Thursday as investors built up fresh positions in the special Muhurat trading session to mark the beginning of Hindu Samvat year 2078.</p>.<p>Reversing its two-session sliding streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 295.70 points or 0.49 per cent to close at 60,067.62.</p>.<p>On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 87.60 points, or 0.49 per cent, to finish at 17,916.80.</p>.<p>In the Sensex kitty, prominent gainers were M&M, ITC, Bajaj Auto, L&T, Kotak Bank, Sun Pharma and Nestle India, spurting as much as 2.87 per cent.</p>.<p>In contrast, ICICI Bank, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, and Dr Reddy's closed in the red, shedding up to 0.43 per cent.</p>.<p>Brokers said buying activity gathered pace as investors opened their new books on the first session of Samvat 2078.</p>.<p>The excise duty cut on petrol and diesel added to the festive cheer, they said.</p>.<p>Global equities hovered near record peaks even after the Federal Reserve announced that it would trim its asset purchases by USD 15 billion a month from November, with investors taking heart from the US central bank's assurance that it was in no rush to raise rates.</p>.<p>Barring metal, all BSE sectoral indices finished in the green, led by auto, consumer discretionary goods, capital goods, industrials and FMCG.</p>.<p>A similar trend was seen in the broader markets, with the BSE small-cap index jumping 1.36 per cent and the mid-cap gauge gaining 0.73 per cent.</p>.<p>Domestic markets conduct a special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Diwali every year to mark the beginning of the traditional Hindu calendar year, called 'Vikram Samvat'.</p>.<p>In the previous Samvat 2077, the BSE Sensex rallied 16,133.94 points or 36.97 per cent, while the Nifty soared 5,048.95 points or 39.50 per cent.</p>.<p>The BSE and NSE will remain closed on Friday (November 5) on the occasion of 'Diwali Balipratipada'.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 401.48 crore on Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors bought to the tune of Rs 195.55 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
<p>Domestic equity benchmarks mustered smart gains on Thursday as investors built up fresh positions in the special Muhurat trading session to mark the beginning of Hindu Samvat year 2078.</p>.<p>Reversing its two-session sliding streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 295.70 points or 0.49 per cent to close at 60,067.62.</p>.<p>On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 87.60 points, or 0.49 per cent, to finish at 17,916.80.</p>.<p>In the Sensex kitty, prominent gainers were M&M, ITC, Bajaj Auto, L&T, Kotak Bank, Sun Pharma and Nestle India, spurting as much as 2.87 per cent.</p>.<p>In contrast, ICICI Bank, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, and Dr Reddy's closed in the red, shedding up to 0.43 per cent.</p>.<p>Brokers said buying activity gathered pace as investors opened their new books on the first session of Samvat 2078.</p>.<p>The excise duty cut on petrol and diesel added to the festive cheer, they said.</p>.<p>Global equities hovered near record peaks even after the Federal Reserve announced that it would trim its asset purchases by USD 15 billion a month from November, with investors taking heart from the US central bank's assurance that it was in no rush to raise rates.</p>.<p>Barring metal, all BSE sectoral indices finished in the green, led by auto, consumer discretionary goods, capital goods, industrials and FMCG.</p>.<p>A similar trend was seen in the broader markets, with the BSE small-cap index jumping 1.36 per cent and the mid-cap gauge gaining 0.73 per cent.</p>.<p>Domestic markets conduct a special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Diwali every year to mark the beginning of the traditional Hindu calendar year, called 'Vikram Samvat'.</p>.<p>In the previous Samvat 2077, the BSE Sensex rallied 16,133.94 points or 36.97 per cent, while the Nifty soared 5,048.95 points or 39.50 per cent.</p>.<p>The BSE and NSE will remain closed on Friday (November 5) on the occasion of 'Diwali Balipratipada'.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 401.48 crore on Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors bought to the tune of Rs 195.55 crore, as per exchange data.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
