Domestic equity benchmarks rose for a second straight day on Thursday amid buying interest in financial, auto and FMCG shares, a day after the GST Council approved a host of tax cuts aimed at boosting domestic consumption.
Sensex ended 150.30 points higher at 80,718.01, whereas Nifty concluded 19.25 points up at 24,734.30.
M&M, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Apollo Hospitals, Nestle are among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers are HDFC Life, Tata Consumer, Wipro, Bharat Electronics, IndusInd Bank.
In the previous season, Sensex ended 206.61 points lower at 80,157.88, whereas Nifty concluded 45.45 points down at 24,579.60.
