Sensex goes up 211 pts as Jan futures and options series takes off

The barometer had closed at an almost two-week high by gaining 155.47 points in the previous session as December derivatives contracts expired amid recovery in the rupee.

The broad-based NSE Nifty too was up 59.85 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 8,163.45.

ICICI Bank, GAIL, Asian Paints, ITC, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, HUL, HDFC Ltd, Cipla, SBI and ONGC were among prominent gainers, which supported the indices.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.84 per cent while Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.40 per cent in early trade. Shanghai traded up 0.11 per cent.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.07 per cent down yesterday.

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