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Sensex soars 300 points to reclaim 35,000-level in opening session, Nifty near 10,400
At 9:30 am, Nifty was up 1.02% or 104.45 points to trade at 10,393.35 whereas Sensex was 0.86% or 300.36 points higher at 35,139.42.
Indian benchmark indices opened in green on Friday with BSE Sensex reclaiming 35,000-level with a jump of over 300 points in early trade while the broader Nifty was nearing 10,400-mark in early trade in line with global peers.
At 9:30 am, Nifty was up 1.02% or 104.45 points to trade at 10,393.35 whereas Sensex was 0.86% or 300.36 points higher at 35,139.42.
Gains on the Sensex were led by IndusInd Bank and Infosys. Kotak Bank, HUL and Sun Pharma were among the laggards.
About 1001 shares have advanced, 213 shares declined, and 41 shares are unchanged. On the Nifty, 44 stocks advanced and six declined.
Broad-based buying on the first day of the new monthly derivatives series and positive cues from global equity markets lifted benchmarks in opening session, news agency PTI quoted traders as saying.
On Thursday, equity indices had ended marginally lower for the second day in a row. After swinging 581.83 points during the session, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 26.88 points, or 0.08 per cent, lower at 34,842.10.
(With agency inputs)
