In a circular, the exchange informed that the brokerage firm has been suspended from capital market, Futures & Options (F&O), Currency derivatives, Debt, Mutual Fund Service System (MFSS) and commodity derivatives segments.

Shares of Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) hit an over four-month high of Rs 150, up 11 per cent on the BSE on Thursday on expectation of raw material benefits led by lower coking coal costs to offset the decline in steel prices in the near term.

The stock of the steel company was trading at its highest level since June 27, 2019. It has rallied 60 per cent in the past one month.

Shares of MSTC zoomed 20 per cent to Rs 148 on the BSE on Thursday after the construction & engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) appointed the company as its selling agent.

The stock of the state-owned e-commerce firm was trading at its highest level since listing on March 29, 2019. In the past nine trading days, it soared 56 per cent, as compared to a four per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The stock has more than doubled from its recent low price of Rs 70, touched on August 14 in the intra-day deal.

The 30-share Sensex rose over 666 points before settling at 581.64, or 1.48% higher at 39,831.84. It hit an intra-day high of 39,917.01 and a low of 39,254.12.

At 9.25am, the benchmark Sensex rose 0.2% to 39120 points while Nifty gained 0.02% to 11584.75 points.

Sensex gained 246.32 points or 0.63 per cent closing at 39,298.38 while the broader Nifty-50 gained 75.50 points or 0.65 per cent to close at 11,661.85.

The 30-share index was trading 122.21 points, or 0.31 per cent, higher at 39,174.27 in morning trade. The broader NSE Nifty advance 32.30 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 11,618.65.

Besides, easing global crude prices also helped buying sentiment, traders said.

The 30-share index was trading 158.41 points, or 0.41%, higher at 38,664.50 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 50.75 points, or 0.44%, to 11,479.05.