Sensex closes up 164 points, Nifty 0.62% higher on recovery in global markets

BSE Sensex closed higher by 164 points, or 0.56%, to 29,332, while the NSE Nifty rose 55.85 points to 9,086.30. Sensex rose today tracking a recovery in global markets with energy shares leading the gains, whereas financial and auto shares bounced back. Key indexes had on Wednesday clocked their highest intraday loss in over 2 months, boosted by a slump on the Wall Street due to a lack of clarity in Trump’s economic policies. U.S shares picked up on Wednesday while Asian stocks rose on Thursday, taking signals from gains on Wall Street.

Share price of NTPC finished on an cheerful note, up 2.3%, after the company reported seeking to buy the federal government's stake in hydro-power producer SJVN Ltd. to increase the share of non-fossil fuel generation capacity.

Share price of Cairn India surged 2.7% after the government approved a policy for extending the term of more than two dozen oil & gas production contracts signed in a bid to bolster energy security. The move is expected to obtain an additional investment of about USD 5.43 billion.

The rupee was trading at Rs 65.42 against the US Dollar in the afternoon session. Oil prices were trading at US Dollar 48.35 at evening.