Domestic stock markets registered gains on Thursday, continuing a rally for the fifth session in a row, amid a strong buying interest in banking and financial services shares. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose 253.06 points – or 0.65 per cent – to touch 39,326.98 during the session, and the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark climbed to as high as 11,617.35, up 67.75 points – or 0.59 per cent – from its previous close.
Both indices rose ahead of the expiry of monthly derivatives contracts due by the end of the session.
The Sensex ended 80.39 points – or 0.21 per cent – higher at 39,154.31, and the Nifty settled at 11,565.40, up 15.80 points – or 0.14 per cent – from its previous close.
