After the gapdown opening in the early morning session on Thursday, the Indian stock market witnessed a strong rebound after intensified buying in the PSU segment. Shares of State Bank of India (SBI) also witnessed buying interest among Dalal Street bulls. SBI share price today opened downside at ₹770.65 apiece on NSE, but the Indian banking major bounced back strongly.
Open FlipIndian headline indices took-off from the day's lows amid strong buying in banking stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex shot-up by nearly 700 points to top 74,500 mark while the broader Nifty50 hit a double ton to scale 22,600 level. Here's what led to the sharp upward move in the benchmark indices today: Buying in banksAxis Bank was the top contributor in today's market surge as it jumped over 6%.
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