Mumbai: The equity market remained firm for the third straight session on Wednesday, as the BSE Sensex spurted by 355.01 points to close at 40,616.14 on brisk buying in Energy, Consumer Durable, Technology and IT stocks amid positive Asian Markets.
The domestic equity market ended nearly a per cent higher on Wednesday ahead of the US Presidential election outcome.
The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too rose by 95 points to close at 11,908.50.
The Sensex opened negative at 40,171.71, down by 90 points. It erased earlier losses and ended strong at 40,616.14, gaining by 355.91 points from its previous close.
During the day it dropped by nearly 185 points to 40,076.47, the days low.
While the Sensex zoomed up by 432 points to 40,693.51, the days high before close.
The Sensex registered the days high and low at 40,693.51 and 40,076.14 points respectively.
The Nifty recorded the days high and low at 11,929.65 and 11,756.40 pts respectively.
The sectoral indices like Energy, Consumer Durable, Technology and IT stocks rallied while selling in Telecom, Utilities, Realty and Finance restricted further gains, broker informed.
In scrips, IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, Reliance industries, Infosys and Kotak Bank supported the market.
The Mid Cap rose by 0.45 per cent and Small Cap by 0.33 per cent.
