Sensex jumps over 150 factors in opening commerce; Nifty checks 15,700-mark

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 150 factors on Monday monitoring beneficial properties in index heavyweights ICICI Bank, ITC and SBI amid sustained international fund influx and blended cues from world markets.
After leaping almost 180 factors within the opening session, the 30-share BSE index turned flat to commerce 20.04 factors or 0.04 per cent larger at 52,120.09 in preliminary offers. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty superior 29.20 factors or 0.19 per cent to fifteen,699.45.
PowerGrid was the highest gainer within the Sensex pack, rising over 1 per cent, adopted by L&T, NTPC, ONGC, ITC, SBI, Bajaj Auto and ICICI Bank.

On the opposite hand, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Asian Paints and Dr Reddy’s have been among the many laggards.
In the earlier session, Sensex ended 132.38 factors or 0.25 per cent decrease at 52,100.05, whereas NSE Nifty slipped 20.10 factors or 0.13 per cent to fifteen,670.25.
Foreign institutional traders (FIIs) have been web consumers within the capital market as they bought shares price 1,499.37 crore on Friday, as per provisional alternate knowledge.
“News is positive for markets. Since the US jobs numbers have come lower than expected the Fed is likely to continue its accommodative stance with no indications about tapering. So the US 10-year yield is likely to remain stable with a negative bias till Thursday when the US inflation numbers will be released,” stated V Okay Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
FIIs have come again strongly this month with web fairness purchases price Rs 7,967 crore until June 4, he stated, including that frenzied retail participation is imparting resilience to markets.
GST collections in May at Rs 1.02 lakh crore got here as a shock since May was a month of subdued financial exercise.
“This is a reflection of the underlying strength and growth impulses in the economy,” he famous.
Further, financial exercise is prone to collect momentum as most states are steadily opening up since recent COVID circumstances have fallen, Vijayakumar stated.

Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai and Hong Kong have been within the crimson in mid-session offers, whereas Tokyo and Seoul have been buying and selling with beneficial properties.
International oil benchmark Brent crude was buying and selling 0.58 per cent decrease at USD 71.47 per barrel.