Sensex surges over 320 points

The 30-share index, which opened higher by 160 points, surged further by 323.93 to 8,774.94 points despite weak global markets.

The benchmark Sensex soared by over 320 points in late morning trade after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured that country will sustain a growth rate of eight per cent despite the adverse impact of the global financial crisis.

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The 30-share index, which opened higher by 160 points, surged further by 323.93 to 8,774.94 points despite weak global markets. The BSE barometer had tanked over 2,100 points in the last seven trading sessions.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange's Nifty moved up by 95.25 points at 2,648.46 points.

"We have the ability to sustain a growth rate of about eight per cent. And we will do so," the Prime Minister said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here.