Diplomatic breakthrough on Indo-China border stand-off helped stock market extend gains for the fourth session amid firm global indices .
A large part of the show is driven by IT, FMCG, auto and pharma stocks. The Nifty was back on top of the key 9,900 on gains in Infosys, Sun Pharma and Hindustan Unilever.
India and China have agreed to "expeditious disengagement" of border personnel at Dokalam, New Delhi said today, a week before the BRICS summit in China that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend.
Domestic investors continued to play sheet-anchor with their buying push as the 30-share Sensex ended at 31,750.82, up 154.76, points -- 0.49 per cent. The gauge had gained 337.21 points in the previous three sessions.
The NSE Nifty ended higher 55.75 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 9,912.80 after moving between 9,925.75 and 9,882.
Dalal Street continued to stay positive about the appointment of Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani as Infosys' new chairman. This clearly showed in the stock, which was the biggest Sensex gainer with a jump of 3.14 per cent at Rs 941.15.
"Market praised the calmness at the border due to an end to the military stand-off. Additionally, relief rally on IT major with a scope of stability returning to the management also supported the market," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.