Sensex rallies for 4th straight day, closes 367 points higher

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Mumbai, Jan 05 (ANI): The Indian equities markets continued winning streak for the fourth straight day on January 05 with benchmark Sensex surging 367 points on the back of strong buying support in banking and financial stocks. The Sensex soared past 60,000 points mark for the first time in nearly one-and-a-half months. BSE Sensex closed at 60,223.15, was up by 0.61 per cent or 367.22 points. NSE Nifty closed at 17,925.25, was up by 0.67 per cent or 120 points. Bajaj Finserv surged 5.09 per cent to Rs 17,983. Bajaj Finance jumped 4.44 per cent to Rs 7668.55. Kotak Bank 3.70 per cent higher at Rs 1921.65; Axis Bank 2.56 per cent higher at Rs 726.80; Tata Steel 2.46 per cent higher at Rs 1177.25, and Maruti Suzuki 1.91 per cent higher at Rs 7773.55 were among the major Sensex gainers. IT stocks witnessed selling pressure. Tech Mahindra slumped 2.87 per cent to Rs 1736.05. Infosys fell 2.71 per cent to Rs 1844.95. HCL Technologies 1.69 per cent down at Rs 1311.40, and Wipro 1.13 per cent down at Rs 713.40 were among the major Sensex losers.

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