India, Feb. 2 -- The BSE Sensex on Friday posted huge gains of 440.33 pts to close high at 72,085.63 on the strength of oil and gas, metal, and IT stocks.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) gained 156.35 points to 21,853.80.

The NSE registered days high and low at 22,126.80 and 21,805.55 points, respectively.

The stocks, which include oil and gas, metal, utilities, and IT, lifted the market. Oil and gas surged by 4.22 pc, followed by metal by 2.95 pc, utilities by 2.18 pc, and IT by 2.17 pc.

The Mid Cap was moved up 0.80 pc and the Small Cap by 0.49 pc.

The gainers were Powergrid by 4.10 pc to Rs 276.70, NTPC by 3.34 pc to Rs 332.50, TCS by 2.98 pc to Rs 3966.35, Tata Steel by 2.89 pc to Rs 138.70, and JSW Steel by 2.74 pc to Rs 823.8...