Mumbai, May 16: Majority companies within the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Mumbai exchange (BSE) rallied because the sixteenth Lok Sabha election vote count showed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in result in type successive government.

Around 11.50 a.m., the Sensex was ruling at 24,760.92 points when touching the best ever mark of 25,375.63 points within the early trade, up 855.32 points, or 3.58 p.c from its previous day’s shut at 23,905.60 points.

Analysts aforesaid the markets were ablaze expecting a stable government beneath BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is also seen as a industry-friendly leader. each industry-specific index was commerce at record highs, exchange knowledge showed.

The 50-scrip nifty of the National exchange conjointly surged during a similar fashion. It gained 268.75 points or 3.77 p.c and was trading at 7,391.90 points when crossing 7,400 points within the early trade.

The top gainers at the Sensex were: Sesa Sterlite, up 10.52 p.c at Rs.213.80; ICICI Bank, up 7.96 p.c at Rs.1,504; Axis Bank, up 6.97 points at Rs.1,779.65; bank of India (SBI), up 6.91 p.c at Rs.2,436.50; and Coal India, up 6.13 p.c at Rs.361.60.

Other gainers included: HDFC Bank, up 5.89 p.c at Rs.834.50; Bharti Airtel, up 5.64 p.c at Rs.339.70; Larsen and Toubro (L&T), 5.20 p.c at Rs.1,449; and Reliance Industries, 5.17 p.c at Rs.1,107.60.

Losers included; Dr. Reddy’s lab, down 2.44 p.c at Rs.2,421.55; Hindustan Unilever, down 1.11 p.c at Rs.581.80; Infosys, up 0.87 p.c at Rs.3,242.05; Wipro, down 0.67 p.c at Rs.512.90; Cipla, down 0.19 p.c at Rs.397.30.