Rising for the second session, the benchmark Sensex on Friday jumped by about 184 points, driven by a sharp 5 per cent rally in Infosys shares after the IT major's December quarter earnings beat market expectations.
The NSE Nifty also rose 49.90 points to end at 8,284.50. Infosys, India's second-largest IT firm, reported 13 per cent jump in consolidated net profit for the third quarter and maintained revenue outlook for the entire fiscal ending March. Gains in Infosys (5.02 pc) and TCS (2.80 pc) shares contributed to over 140-points to Sensex's 183.67 point rise.