** India's blue-chip indexes, Nifty 50 .NSEI and BSE Sensex
.BSESN gained nearly 0.7% each, powered by financials and
energy stocks, while realty index extends record rally
** Bajaj Finance BJFN.NS up 4%, IndusInd Bank INBK.NS up
3% and Bajaj Finserv BJFS.NS up 1.4% - among top gainers on
Nifty index
** BJFN, INBK and BJFS gains aided by strong Oct-Dec
quarterly growth updates
** Reliance Industries RELI.NS rises ~1%, top gainer on
Nifty Energy index .NIFTYENR , which is up 1.5%
** Power producer NTPC NTPC.NS second top gainer in
NIFTYENR, up 4.5% on $19.20 bln investment plans in Gujarat
state
** Nifty Realty index .NIFTYREAL extends record-breaking
rally for fourth straight session, up 5.7%, on
strong sales momentum
** Sobha SOBH.NS up 12.6% to a record 832.7 rupees, Godrej
Properties GODR.NS up 8.6%, highest since Nov. 2021
** SOBH and GODR are top gainers on NIFTYREAL
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))