Sensex closes higher by 173 points

February 03, 2012 17:22

Late buying helped the BSE Sensex log gains for the fourth session in a row today, up 173 points to 14-week high of 17,605 on sustained FII buying in bluechips amid firm trends in the global markets.

Overall, 12 of the 13 sectoral indices made gains, with realty, pharma, power, FMCG, banking and oil& gas stocks attracting good investor support. RIL, HDFC Bank, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Infosys, TCS, HUL, ITC, ONGC and SBI added almost 150 points to the gains.

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