INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Thirty four stocks on the Nifty 50 ended in the positive zone
The BSE Sensex rose 318 points to
close at 34,663 on Thursday
Gains were supported by buying witnessed in banking, IT and pharma stocks
National Stock Exchange (NSE) benchmark index Nifty settled at 10,513, up 83 points
Among the top gainers on the 50-scrip Nifty index were Bharti Airtel, TCS and Infosys, closing with advances of between 3 per cent per cent
Sun Pharma rose 2.5 per cent
Thirty-four stocks on the Nifty 50 ended in the positive zone