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Sensex crosses 19k
Shiv Kumar
Tribune News Service

The Trigger Rise in index of industrial production at 13.8 pc Positive cues from US and China

Mumbai, September 13
Booming industrial output in India combined with bullish global sentiments saw the bellwether Sensex gain 409 points to surge past the 19,000 point mark last touched during the bull run of 2008.

The benchmark index closed at 19,208 points while in the broader markets, the Nifty closed at 5760 points gaining nearly 120 points.

Last weekend, the government had announced industrial output for the month of July gaining 13.8 per cent over the year ago period.

The major gainers among the Sensex stocks were led by State Bank of India, up 5.52 per cent, HDFC, up 5.32 per cent, Hindalco, up 4.53 per cent, Reliance Energy, up 4.47 per cent, ICICI Bank, up 4.43 per cent and Reliance Industries, up 3.58 per cent.

Wipro, down 1.27 per cent, was the biggest loser while Reliance Communications, Hero Honda and Bharti Airtel ended in the red.

Among sectoral indices, the Bankex was the biggest gainer, which closed 3.62 per cent higher.