Facebook parent Meta puts zing in Sensex

The Sensex on Friday reclaimed the 61000 level while the Nifty finished above 18000, propelled by positive earnings from corporate India, positive global cues, better-than-expected numbers from Meta and a Rs 12,000-crore share buyback from Wipro amid strong buying from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).

While the 30-share Sensex spurted 463.06 points to close at 61112.44 after surging 560.08 points during intra-day trades to 61209.46, the Nifty climbed 149.95 points to finish at 18065.

Market circles attributed this positive close to the week to the current earnings season which has not thrown any major negative surprises, barring the scorecard from the top IT services firms which was not unexpected either.