Mumbai: For the sixth consecutive day domestic stock markets marked sharp gains with Nifty 50 index rising above the 10,000 since March 11.
The top percentage gainers were Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle, ICICI Bank and SBI, concluding the session with gains between 2.58 per cent and 5.43 per cent.
While Zee Entertainment, NTPC, Bharti Infratel and Wipro, closing between 1.74 per cent and 1.99 per cent were the top Nifty losers.
Easing the lockdown by the government and good monsoon expected by India Meteorological Department are favouring the Nifty gains.