Sensex, Nifty firm up gains in early trade; financial stocks shine

The BSE barometer Sensex was trading higher by 411.23 points or 0.82 per cent at 50,708.12 in early session, and the Nifty was up 124.65 points or 0.84 per cent at 15,043.75.

Sensex up 441 points to open at 50,738, Nifty reclaims 15,000

The Sensex rally was driven by HDFC, SBI, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, L&T and ICICI Bank – spurting as much as 1.4 per cent. (MINT_PRINT)