New Delhi, 16 February (H.S.): Indian benchmark indices staged a robust recovery on Monday after two days of sharp declines, with the BSE Sensex climbing 650.39 points or 0.79% to close at 83,277.15 and NSE Nifty advancing 211.65 points or 0.83% to 25,682.75, fueled by aggressive buying in key sectors.
The session opened weakly—Sensex at 82,480.40 down 146.36 points, dipping to 82,276.95 amid early selling pressure—but buyers dominated post-10 AM, propelling Sensex up 1,056.54 points from lows before minor profit-taking trimmed gains at settlement.
Sector Surge Boosts Investor Wealth
Power, Realty, Energy, Financials led the rally alongside Banking, Infrastructure, Capital Goods, IT, Consumer Durables, FMCG, Healthcare, Metals, Oil & Gas, PSE, and Tech indices; Media and Auto lagged, yet broader markets shone with Midcap up 0.48% and Smallcap 0.11%.
Market capitalization of BSE-listed firms swelled to ₹468.47 lakh crore (provisional) from Friday's ₹465.46 lakh crore, unlocking ₹3.01 lakh crore in investor gains; trading saw 4,496 BSE stocks active (1,793 advancers, 2,510 decliners, 193 flat) and 2,921 NSE stocks (1,208 up, 1,713 down).
Top Gainers and Intraday Swings
Power Grid Corporation (+4.63%), Coal India (+3.31%), HDFC Bank (+2.42%), Adani Enterprises (+2.25%), Max Healthcare (+2.11%) topped Sensex performers, while Tech Mahindra (-1.41%), Maruti Suzuki (-1.22%), Bajaj Finance (-1.17%), HCL Tech (-0.79%), Eicher Motors (-0.68%) dragged; Nifty mirrored with 37 of 50 stocks green.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
