Mumbai: Fag-end buying saved the day for domestic market as the BSE Sensex reversed all of its early losses and settle 204.46 points higher at 27,214.60, tracking firm global cues, while Nifty reclaimed the 8,200-level.
In early trade, the 30-share Sensex cracked below the 27,000-mark by dropping 93 points to hit a low of 26,917.12 as investors booked profits in recent gainers after the country’s exports in September dropped for the tenth straight month. However, on across-the-board buying in late session, the index recovered from early losses to end at 27,214.60, up 204.46 points or 0.76%.
Meanwhile, the 50-issue NSE Nifty recaptured the crucial 8,200-mark and settled 58.65 points or 0.72% higher at 8,238.15. It slipped to a low of 8,147.65 during the day. With Friday’s late rally, both Sensex and Nifty climbed 135.09 points (0.49%) and 48.45 points (0.59%), respectively, for the week, to log third-straight weekly rise.
Market commenced lower as participants locked in gains in blue-chips that made sizeable grounds on Thursday’s session amid slump in exports and a weakening rupee.
Globally, Asian markets closed at almost two-month highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended 0.78% higher, while Shanghai Composite closed 1.60% up. Japan’s Nikkei too up 1.08%. European markets were slightly higher in their early trade as another batch of weaker-than-estimated economic reports from China, Europe and the US boosted hopes that central banks will maintain stimulus measures.