The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex surged 105 points or 0.14% to settle at 72,748. The broader NSE Nifty gained 32 points or 0.15% to end at 22,055.
Among Sensex stocks, Tata Steel, M&M, JSW Steel, and Tata Motors were the top gainers, rising 2.5-5%. Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, Reliance Industries, and Maruti also ended with gains, while Infosys, TCS, Titan, and Wipro ended with cuts.
Torrent Power shares closed 2.6% higher following a Rs 3,650-crore order for setting up 300 MW (RE Power) GridConnected wind solar hybrid projects.
DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations shares also closed with 5% gains after the firm secured a contract to supply IT hardware for the Indian Army's drone lab in Jammu and Kashmir.
More to come…..