Indian equities rallied on Thursday led by gains in realty, IT and capital goods.
Nifty closed at 5863.30 up by 44.70points or 0.77% over the previous day closing of 5818.60 after witnessing a low of 5801.30 and a high of 5878.00. Sensex closed at 19413.54 up by 160.93 points or 0.84% over the previous day closing of 19252.61.It touched an intraday low of 19212.92 and high of 19465.52.
The markets' breadth was positive. Out of 2961 stocks traded 1523 stocks advanced, 1307 stocks declined and 131 stocks remained unchanged. In Sensex, Out of 30 stocks 20 stocks advanced and 10 stocks declined.
Among the sectors, BSE Realty, BSE IT and BSE Capital Goods were the main gainers of the day, which increased by 1.68%, 1.66% and 1.59% respectively.
In BSE Realty sector AnantRaj, DLF and Sobha Devp, increased by 5.57%,3.64% and 2.76% respectively. In BSE IT sector Hexaware Tech, HCL Tech and Satyam Comp advanced by 3.33%,2.29% and 2.18% respectively. In BSE Capital goods sector Praj Inds Jindal Saw and AIL increased by 7.46%, 4.01% and 2.60% respectively.