Indian stock markets posted strong gains for the second day in a row, lifted optimism over reopening economies and a huge EU coronavirus recovery package.
The Sensex ended about 600 points higher at 32,200, extending 2-day gains to about 1,600 points. Investors bought beaten-down banking stocks for a second day, while auto and metals gained on broader market optimism.
The NSE Nifty 50 index ended up 1.88% at 9,490. The Nifty banking index, which has fallen over 40% so far this year, ended up 2.5% today, following a 7% surge in the previous session.
HDFC Bank Ltd and Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd ended up 4.6% and 3.4%, respectively. Nifty sub indexes auto and metals rose 3.65% and 2.4%, respectively.
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