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BSE Sensex marks biggest weekly gain since Oct 11

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Nov 29 2013 | 3:58 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex rose nearly 1.5 percent on Friday after domestic institutional investors turned buyers on Thursday after a selling streak of at least 12 days, sparking a rally in blue-chips such as ICICI Bank.

Among blue-chip shares, Sesa Sterlite provisionally rose 4.6 percent while ICICI Bank ended 3.1 percent higher.

The Sensex provisionally gained 1.19 percent, while the broader Nifty ended 1.39 percent up, also marking their biggest weekly gain of around 3 percent since the week ended October 11.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Sunil Nair)

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First Published: Nov 29 2013 | 3:46 PM IST

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