Markets regulator Sebi Tuesday directed National Stock Exchange to pay more than Rs 625 crore in the case of misuse of its co-location facility.
The gainers in the lot include HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, Asian Paints, Infosys, Hindustan Uniliver, Axis Bank and ONGC.
Top losers in the Sensex pack included Tata Steel, Vedanta, Maruti, SBI, Coal India, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, HUL, RIL, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC duo, ICICI Bank, M&M, Kotak Bank, and Infosys, falling up to 2.89 per cent.
On Wednesday, Sensex had ended above the psychological mark of 39,000 after it gained sharply during the end of the trade session post last three days fall, the Nifty had begun the session on a positive note and then consolidated in course of the day's trading.
In the previous session Thursday, the BSE bourse settled 135.36 points, or 0.34 per cent, lower at 39,140.28.
After hitting a lifetime high (intra-day) of 39,487.45, the 30-share index was trading 136.38 points or 0.35 per cent higher at 39,412.02.
According to Hemang Jani, Head - Advisory, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, Q4FY19 earnings season will remain crucial for further upside in the market.
According to Rajesh Gopinathan, chief executive officer and managing director at TCS, this is the strongest revenue growth that the firm have had in the last fifteen quarters.
Coal India, ONGC, Tata Steel, Kotak Bank, HUL, RIL and M&M were the top gainers, rising up to 1.51 per cent
Market may see some profit booking in the near-term given sharp run-up in markets.
The scrip gained 3.14 per cent to close at Rs 264.10 on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 5.38 per cent to Rs 269.85.
Meanwhile, the Indian rupee was trading lower by 27 paise at 69.50 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday.
The BSE gauge Sensex was trading 200.69 points, or 0.52 per cent, higher at 38,885.41.
The Sensex was down by 179.53 points or 0.46 percent at the Wednesday's closing.
According to experts, inflow of foreign liquidity in expectation of rate cut from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and revival in earnings will provide some stability in the market.
At 9.23 a.m., the Sensex traded at 38,942.91, higher by 270 points or 0.70 per cent from the previous close of 38,672.91 points.
Top gainers include IndusInd Bank, SBI, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank and Tata Motors, rising up to 3.62 per cent.
Following yesterday's rally, the shares of Jet Airways gained another 6 per cent with its founder and Chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal stepping down from the crisis-hit airline's board.
The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 11,395.65 after closing at 11,456.90 on Friday.
Top gainers in early trade include HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, HUL, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto, RIL, SBI and Infosys, rising up to 2.58 per cent.
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