Sensex posts biggest weekly gain in two months

Sensex posts biggest weekly gain in two months

Bengaluru: Shares closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark BSE Sensex recording its biggest weekly gain in nine weeks, as strong August sales data of companies such as Hero MotoCorp Ltd and Tata Motors Ltd lifted investor sentiments.

The NSE Nifty gained 2.36% in the week, its biggest gain in seven weeks, and closed up 0.4 percent at 8,809.65.

The BSE Sensex ended 0.38% higher at 28,532.11 points, recording a 2.7% gain over the week.

Both indexes gained in four out of the five sessions in the week with the Nifty Auto index being the top performer after rising as much as 1.2% to hit a record high earlier in the session.