Sensex recovers 36,000, surges 307 pts

Mumbai, Dec 17 Extending its triumphant keep running for a fifth session, the BSE Sensex

soared over 307 points to close at 36,270, driven mainly by auto, metal and banking stocks and positive global cues.

The more extensive NSE Nifty also hopped right around 93.

Opening on a positive note, the Sensex went on to reclaim the 36,000-check and hit a high of 36,312.31 amid the intra-day trade before ending at 36,270.07, up 307.14 points, or 0.85 percent.

The measure had climbed 1,003.21 focuses in the past four sessions.

For the 50-share NSE Nifty, the nearby came in at 10,888.35, higher by 82.90 points, or 0.77 percent, in the wake of moving somewhere in the range of 10,900.35 and 10,844.85.

On a net premise, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) purchased shares worth Rs 861.94 crore on Friday, while DIIs sold values to the tune of Rs 303.52 crore, provisional data showed.