Stock Market Updates for Today (27th June '11)

The BSE benchmark Sensex today surged 172 points on sustained buying of energy sector stocks on prospects of a boost in their earnings after the government raised prices of petroleum products on Friday.

A firm beginning in European region also supported the market.

The Bombay Stock Exchange's key index, Sensex, which had shot up by 513 points in the previous session, rose by another 171.73 points to 18,412.41, with most of the state-run energy stocks recording handsome gains.

Broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 55.35 points to 5,526.60 after touching the day's high 5,552.65.