Sensex: From 58K to 59K: Sensex duds reverse poor show to lead rally

NEW DELHI: Sensex stocks such as , , , NTPC and HCL Tech, which delivered tepid returns during Sensex’s upmove from 57K to 58K, led the index gainers in its 1,000-point journey to 59K, data compiled from corporate database Ace Equity showed.

Sensex completed its journey from 57,000 to 58,000 in three days (August 31-September 3) and took eight more sessions (September 3-September 16) to scale 59,000.

Shares of IndusInd Bank have surged almost 12 per cent in this eight-session period. The scrip had risen just 1 per cent in the Sensex journey from 57K to 58K.



Bharti Airtel surged 10 per cent in the eight-day period against a 0.8 per cent fall the stock witnessed in the previous 1,000-point Sensex rally.

ITC, which fell 0.33 per cent in the Sensex rally from Mount 57K to Mount 58K, is up 10 per cent in the eight-day period.

HCL Technologies offers a similar example. This stock was up mere 0.8 per cent between August 31-September 3, but has climbed 7 per cent since then. NTPC too has reversed tepid show by gaining 7 per cent in Sensex’s journey to Mount 59K compared with a rise of mere 1 per cent in its journey to 58K (from 57K).

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