Mumbai: The Sensex and Nifty climbed in initial trade on Tuesday amid buying in index majors Reliance Industries and HDFC twins. The 30-share BSE benchmark advanced by 234.16 points to settle at 60,327.13 after a positive beginning. The broader NSE Nifty climbed by 64.5 points to reach 17,959.35.
The 30-share BSE benchmark had declined by 168.21 points or 0.28 percent to settle at 60,092.97 on Monday. The Nifty had dipped by 61.75 points or 0.34 percent to end at 17,894.85. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 750.59 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
From the Sensex pack, Hindustan Unilever, HCL Technologies, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, ITC, HDFC, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the prominent gainers.
Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.
In Asia, equity markets in Tokyo quoted in the green, while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong traded lower.
Markets in the US were shut on Monday on account of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
International oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.18 percent to USD 84.61 per barrel.
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