Sensex surged 1,328.61 points or 2.44% to 55,858.52 and Nifty was up by 410.45 points or 2.53% to 16,658.40 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 56,183.70 and 55,299.28, respectively. There were 28 stocks advancing against 2 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 16,748.80 and 16,478.30. There were 47 stocks advancing against 3 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Tata Steel up by 6.54%, Indusind Bank up by 5.83%, Bajaj Finance up by 5.16%, NTPC up by 4.91% and Tech Mahindra up by 4.26%. On the flip side, Nestle down by 0.25% and Hindustan Unilever down by 0.02% were the only losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Coal India up by 8.97%, Tata Motors up by 7.43%, Tata Steel up by 6.64%, Adani Ports & SEZ up by 6.15% and Indusind Bank up by 5.87%. On the flip side, Britannia Industries down by 0.67%, Nestle down by 0.17% and Hindustan Unilever down by 0.03% were the few losers.

CyberMedia (India) Limited, Fine Organic Industries Limited, Genesys International Corporation Limited, Godha Cabcon & Insulation Limited, and GRP Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Friday.

Aegis Logistics Limited, AIA Engineering Limited, Bajaj Consumer Care Limited, Capacit’e Infraprojects Limited, and Crown Lifters Limited have hit a 52-week low on Friday.

IDEA, PNB, ADANIPOWER, YESBANK, GTLINFRA, BHEL, BANKBARODA, SUZLON, TATAPOWER, and TATAMOTORS were the most active equities on NSE.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – ICICI Prudential Nifty Auto ETF, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – ICICI Prudential S&P BSE 500 ETF – NA, ICICI Prudential Bank ETF Nifty Bank Index, ICICI Prudential Private Banks ETF-NIFTY Private Bank Index, and Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited were the top volume gainers.

A2ZINFRA, ADL, ADSL, ALKALI, and AMBICAAGAR hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, 3PLAND, AARVEEDEN, AGRITECH, and AJRINFRA hit the lower price band. There were 173 securities that hit the upper band while 108 hit the lower band on February 25, 2022.