Indian markets continued to rise for the third day on Thursday. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex gained 1,410.99 or 4.94% at 29,946.77 with 22 components registering rise. While the broad based NSE Nifty closed 323.60 points or 3.89% higher at 8,641.45.
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Indusind Bank (45.07%), Bharti Airtel (11.23%), Larsen & Toubro (9.57%), Bajaj Finance (8.06%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (7.66%), and Bajaj Auto (6.98%).
On the other hand, Yes Bank (10.27%), Maruti Suzuki India (3.05%), Tech Mahindra (2.60%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (2.45%), and Reliance Industries (0.60%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.