
The BSE Sensex provisionally rose 5.41 per cent on Thursday as slower-than-expected rise in inflation heightened expectations for an interest rate cut. Banking stocks led the gains.
The 30-share main BSE index provisionally closed 482.32 points higher at 9,229.75 with all its components rising.
The 50-share NSE index provisionally rose 131.55 points to 2,788.00.