Sensex surges higher by 83 points in early trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday opened 83 points higher on buying mainly in information technology stocks.

The BSE-30 share index, which lost nearly 1,150 points in the last two previous trading sessions, opened 83.14 points higher at 17,610.07.

Similarly, National Stock Exchange's Nifty rose by 1.15 points at 5132.10.