Sensex stays up over 100 pts; DAX, FTSE futures gain 2-3%

The BSE benchmark climbed 156 points or 0.93% to 16,874.78 and the NSE benchmark was up 51.05 points or 1.01% to 5,119.40. The broader markets outperformed benchmarks; the BSE Midcap Index moved up 1.12% and Smallcap up rose 1.25%.

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FTSE, CAC and DAX futures shot up 2-3%, indicating strong opening of European markets at 12:30 hours IST. Dow Jones and Nasdaq futures gained over 1%.

Back home, all sectoral indices were in green barring healthcare. The BSE Realty Index surged over 2% while Metal and Power gained 1.8% each. Bankex and Auto went up over 1%.

Shares of Sterlite Industries, Reliance Infrastructure, Jaiprakash Associates, Tata Power and BPCL were top gainers among largecaps, rising 3-4%.

Country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank rose 1.9% while its rivals State Bank of India and HDFC Bank gained 1% each. Housing finance company too was up 1%.

Infosys, India's No. 1 software services exporter rose 1%; TCS and Wipro were marginally higher.

Index heavyweight Reliance Industries, top telecom operator Bharti Airtel and top cigarette major ITC were up around 0.5%.

Among metals and minings, Coal India, Hindalco and Tata Steel moved up 1.5-2%.

Country's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto surged nearly 3% and top commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors was up over 1%.

In the second line shares, Anant Raj Industries, Videocon Industries, Bajaj Electricals, Sintex Industries and IFCI shot up 5-9% whereas S Mobility, Marico, Edelweiss Capital, Pidilite Industries and Bayer Cropscience fell 1.5-2.5%.