Domestic equities are a breath away from the psychological levels of 20,000.
Nifty opened flat on Thursday, but soon gained momentum to close with handsome gains of 146 points at 19,979 levels, said Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Retail Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
All sectors ended in the green, except IT and consumer durables. BFSI, FMCG and pharma were the top gainers, up 1 pert cent each. On the backdrop of consistent FIIs buying (Rs 16,300 crore month till date), sound...
Nifty likely to cross 20K-mark on Friday
Domestic and private consumption oriented business sectors are driving up the Indian stock markets, which are nearing their high points, experts said.
The market indices -- NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex -- are nearing their 52-week high points.
The Nifty on Friday opened at 18,723.30 and touched a high of 18,864.70 points. The 52-week high point is 18,887.60.
Similarly, the Sensex opened at 62,960.73, touched a high of 63,520.36 and closed at 62,917.63 points. The 52-week highest level is...
Domestic-focused sectors push up market; IT, commodities pull it down