Thanks to continued buying across board, the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty have gained significant ground in the positive terrain and look strong on course to close the week on a bright note today (Friday, January 16).

Oil & gas and power stocks were in limelight while realty stocks traded weak.

Secondline stocks traded on a flat note with positive bias. BSE Midcap gained 0.45%, while Smallcap index fell 0.06%.

Today, the 30-share index Sensex opened positively after gaining 78.91 points at 9,125.65, as against its last closure in which it lost 323.75 points (3.45%).

At 02:49 p.m., Sensex gained 233.49 points at 9,280.23 after hitting a high of 9,295.28 and a low of 9,125.65.

In the meantime, the broad based Nifty zoomed 80.75 points at 2,817.45 after touching a high of 2,820.20 and a low of 2,724.20.

The overall breadth of the market was mixed as it witnessed 1,183 advancements as compared to 1,155 declinations.

Major gainers in the 30-share index were NTPC (6.98%), Reliance Energy (5.83%), Reliance Industries (5.69%), Reliance Communications (4.79%), Bharti Airtel (4.38%), and Reliance Capital (3.35%).

On the other hand, the biggest losers in the Sensex were DLF (3.61%), Grasim Industries (1.54%), Tata Consultancy Services (1.37%), ACC (1.08%), Maruti Suzuki India (0.30%), and Wipro (0.28%).