Indian stocks rally for 3rd day, Sensex closes 696 points higher

Feb 02, 2022

New Delhi, Feb 02 (ANI): The Indian equities markets continued winning run for the third straight day on February 02 as key indices Sensex and Nifty closed with a gain of over 1 per cent led by strong buying support in financial and IT stocks. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex closed at 59,558.33 points, which is 695.76 points or 1.18 per cent higher when compared with its previous day's close at 58,862.57 points. The Sensex opened with handsome gains at 59,293.44 points and surged to a high of 59,618.51 points in the intra-day. The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange closed 203.15 points or 1.16 per cent higher at 17,780 points against its previous day's close at 17,576.85 points. Among the IT stocks HCL Technologies soared 3.40 per cent to Rs 1171.10. Wipro surged 1.97 per cent to Rs 588.15. TCS closed 1.48 per cent higher at Rs 3857. However, Tech Mahindra slipped 1.61 per cent to Rs 1482.75.