May 20, 2011

Sensex up 185 pts

Markets moved higher due to short covering and rally in Larsen & Tourbo, boosted by brokerages upgrades after the engineering conglomerate reported a 17% jump in the net quarterly net profit.

The Nifty index opened in the green, tracking positive Asian peers and crept higher led by gains in frontline stocks Larsen & Tourbo, HDFC, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank. The index touched a high of 5517 in the afternoon trades, but profit booking seeped in during the last leg of the day after FMCG major ITC reported flattish quarterly earnings. The S&P CNX Nifty closed up 58 points, at 5,486 and the benchmark Sensex ended up 185 points, at 18,326.

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