Sensex up 185 pts, Nifty above 22,700 amid stronger rupee

The domestic share market indices closed with marginal gains in the volatile session on Thursday amid stronge rupee.At close, the Sensex was up 185.23 points or 0.25 percent at 73,319.55, and the Nifty was up 33.70 points or 0.15 percent at 22,713.10.
HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Tata Consumer, Wipro were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Eternal, Asian Paints, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Auto and Sun Pharma.On the sectoral front,Among sectors IT index rose 2.6%, realty up 1%, while auto, PSU Bank, oil & gas, pharma, consumer durables shed 1% each.Nifty Midcap index fell 0.3 percent and Smallcap index fell 0.4 percent.
Rupee Close:
On 2 Apr'26,the Indian rupee ended higher by 173 paise to close at 93.10 against the US dollar on Thursday.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Thursday- KSB, Natco Pharma, Quality Power Electrical Equipments, Great Eastern Shipping Company, and Karnataka Bank.

(Business Correspondent)