From the Sensex pack, NTPC jumped 4 per cent after the company posted over a 23 per cent rise in consolidated net profit in the April-June quarter of 2023-24.
Power Grid, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, JSW Steel, Wipro and Maruti were among the other major gainers. Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Bharti Airtel and Asian Paints were the laggards. -- PTI