Stock market highlights: Equity markets rallied for a second straight day as bond yields continued to ease on hopes that the rate hike cycle by global central banks is near its end.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 283 points, or 0.44 per cent, to end at 64,364 levels. The Nifty50, on the other hand, shut shop at 19,226, up 92 points or 0.48 per cent.
Titan, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, Tech M, ICICI Bank, Infosys, SBI, and Sun Pharma were the top Sensex gainers, rising between 1 per cent and 2 per cent. Besides, Apollo Hospitals, Adani Ports, Eicher Motors, LTIMindtree, ONGC, UPL, Hero MotoCorp, and Bajaj Auto were the additional notable gainers on the Nifty, adding up to 5 per cent.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 0.71 per cent and 0.94 per cent, respectively.
Among sectors, the Nifty Realty index advanced 2.5 per cent, and is up nearly 5 per cent in two days. That apart, the Nifty Media index gained 1.36 per cent, and the Nifty Bank index added 0.67 per cent.