Mumbai: The Sensex of the Delhi stock market rose 237 points on Tuesday amid the upward trend in the global markets. Global markets remained strong despite concerns about the Karona virus. The 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 236.52 points or 0.58 percent to end at 41,216.14 points. It also touched a high of 41,444.34 points during trading.
The gains in the stocks of big companies like Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank led to the rise in the Sensex. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty gained 76.40 points or 0.64 percent to close at 12,107.90 points. Among the Sensex companies, shares of NTPC, Maruti, SBI, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, UltraTech Cement and Axis Bank gained 2.95 per cent. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Nestle India, TCS and Sun Pharma lost 0.75 per cent.
Traders said that despite fears about the Karona virus, global markets continued to grow. China’s Shanghai, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and South Korea’s Cospi closed with notable gains. Japan had a holiday in the market.