The BSE Sensex continued its upward trend for the second consecutive day, climbing 901.50 points or 1.13 per cent to reach 80,378.13. During trading hours, it reached a peak of 80,569.73, up by 1,093.

Among the major gainers on the BSE Sensex were HCL Tech, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finserv, and Tech M. In contrast, the biggest losers included Titan, Tata Steel, HUL, JSW Steel and Kotak Bank

As many as 41 out of 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 ended higher, led by BEL, Adani Enterprises, TCS, HCL Tech, and Wipro

Buying interest in select heavyweights such as Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, HCLTech, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank lifted the indices higher.

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ticked higher in initial trade on Wednesday led by buying in IT stocks and a rally in the US markets. The BSE Sensex climbed 338.1 points to 79,814.73 in early trade.

Sensex jumped over 1,100 points from day’s low and Nifty 50 traded near the 24,200 level on November 5, rebounding from early morning losses.

The two key equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, on Monday tanked over 1 per cent mostly due to heavy selling in Reliance Industries and banking shares. The BSE Sensex declined 942 points to settle at 78,

Benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 gained at opening bell on Wednesday, as early trends showed Donald Trump leading the race for US presidential elections.At opening bell, the BSE Sensex was up 283 points,