Mobilenews24x7 Bureau

Mumbai, Feb 1 : The BSE Sensex on Tuesday spurted 856.01 points to 58,870.19 ahead of general budget, as fresh buying was seen across the board. The Nifty too rose 232.50 points to 17,572.35. The Sensex registered the days high and low at 58,929.52 and 58,493.63 points respectively. The Nifty registered the days high and low at 17,596.10 and 17,468.50 points respectively. The Mid Cap moved up 0.78 per cent and Small Cap by 0.88 per cent. In 30 scrips, 28 advanced while 2 declined. The gainers were Sun Pharma by 4.56 per cent to Rs 872.20, IndusInd Bank by 3.21 per cent to Rs 899.85, ICICI Bank by 2.69 per cent to Rs 810.45, Tata Steel by 2.67 per cent to Rs 1114.40 and L& T by 2.28 per cent to Rs 1952.35. The losers were Dr Reddy’s Lab by 0.46 per cent to Rs 4284.45 and Powergrid by 0.23 per cent to Rs 214.90.