Market benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded from early lows to close 228 points higher on Friday on expectations of FPI tax roll back and some measures by the government to boost growth.
The 30-share barometer closed higher by 228.23 pts or 0.63 percent at 36,701.16, hours ahead of a presser by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The two benchmark indices had declined up to 1 percent in the early session due to heavy selling in banking, financials, auto and FMCG stocks.
However, reports of roll back of FPI tax and announcement that the finance minister would address the media in the evening fuelled speculations that the government would announce measures to support the sagging economy.
Yes Bank rose by 5.24 percent, ONGC 4.66 percent, and Mahindra and Mahindra by 4.26 percent.
IndusInd Bank was the biggest loser among Sensex scrips, declining 1.9 percent.
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