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Sensex Ends 1,921 Points Higher, Clocks Biggest Single-Day Gain In Over A Decade: 10 Things To Know
On Friday, Sensex logs biggest single-day jump since May 2009 Reduction in corporate tax rate a big positive, say analysts HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries top contributors to surge in Sensex
20 Sep 2019, 11:27 PM IST 
The Sensex and Nifty benchmark indices each ended 5.32% higher at 38,014.62 and 11,274.20 respectively
- The Sensex and Nifty benchmark indices each ended 5.32 per cent higher at 38,014.62 and 11,274.20 respectively, marking their highest closing levels recorded since July 22 and July 26 respectively. The 50-scrip index soared 677.10 points to touch 11,381.90 at the day's highest level, before shutting shop at 10,704.80 - up 569.4 points from the previous close.
- Top percentage gainers on the 50-scrip index were Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki and State Bank of India (SBI), each registering a double-digit percentage jump of between 10.11 per cent and 13.38 per cent. HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank were the top contributors to the surge in Sensex.
- The new tax structure is effective from April 1, 2019, and new companies formed from October 1 will attract a base tax rate of 15 per cent, instead of 30 per cent, the Finance Minister said.
- In a press briefing ahead of the 37th meeting of the GST Council, the Finance Minister said the total revenue foregone for reduction in corporate tax rate and other measures is estimated at Rs 1.45 lakh crore per year.
- Analysts said that the measures to lower the corporate tax outgo on domestic companies boosted investors' sentiment.
- "It is a very positive move that we expected from budget... Most high tax-paying companies, private sector as well as public sector, will benefit from the corporate tax measures," AK Prabhakar, head of research at IDBI Capital Market Services, told NDTV.
- The government has in the past four weeks announced a number of measures aimed at boosting the economy, which grew at the slowest pace in six years in the quarter ended June.
- The Nifty Auto sectoral index - comprising shares in manufacturers of cars, motorcycles, heavy vehicles, auto ancillaries etc. - ended 9.90 per cent higher. All 15 stocks on the index finished higher, gaining 4.50 per cent and 19.35 per cent.
- "Companies like ITC, Nestle, Colgate-Palmolive and auto makers, and even profitable PSU companies which pay high taxes, are likely to be among beneficiaries of these moves," he added.
- A number of measures - from the rollback of higher taxes on foreign investors to a mega bank merger plan - have been announced to push consumption and investments.