Sensex welcomes FY16 with a bang, jumps 302 points

NEW DELHI: ​The S&P BSE Sensex welcomed FY16 on a high note, surging more than 300 points and reclaiming its crucial 28,000 mark.

Markets @ close

- Sensex @ 28,260.14; up 302.65 points. Nifty @ 8,586.25; up 95.25 points.

- Sun Pharma jumped over 6%, Ranbaxy was at record high a day of merger.

- PNB surges over 5%

- TVS Motors spurts about 4%

- BEML up over 3%

- RCF closes the day above 6%
Markets @ 3:10

- Sensex @ 28,260; up 302 points. Nifty @ 8,583; up 92 points

- Ranbaxy hits record high, Sun Pharma up over 5% ahead of merger

- Zuari Agro surges 14%; open offer for MCFL in 12 days

- Vineet Nayyar sells shares worth Rs 9.5 crore in Tech Mahindra

- Don’t expect 8380-8400 levels to be broken in near term: Sandeep Wagle

Markets @ 1:30

- Sensex @ 28,110; up 153 points. Nifty @ 8,531; up 40.15 points

- Auto stocks mixed after March sales figures; Maruti skids 3%, Atul Auto up 3%

- Pipavav Defence surges over 6% on debt recast plans

- Kotak-ING Vysya merger effective today; stocks flat

Markets @ 11:45

- Sensex at 27,938; down 19 points. Nifty @ 8,479; down 12 points

- Fertiliser stocks on a roll, surge 16% as govt okays gas pooling

- Dilip Buildcon files for $100 million IPO: Sources

- Ashoka Buildcon surges 5% ahead of rival Dilip Buildcon's IPO

- Century Textiles surges over 4%, HNIs said to be buyers

- HCL Tech plunges over 4%, warns 3% hit on dollar revenues

- Biocon rallies 2% on plans to list unit Syngene International

- L&T bags Rs 5,580 crore power plant order from NTPC, stock flat

- Sell RIL with target of 800 and stop loss of 825: Ashwani Gujral

- Markets not factoring in policy rate cut on April 7: Kunj Bansal