Sensex up by 76 points in early trade

The 30-share index, Sensex, shot up by 76.58 points at 14014.23 in the first five minutes of trading.

Continuing with its upward journey, the benchmark Sensex surged by 76.58 points at 14014.23 in early trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday on sustained buying by funds and investors in blue chip stocks, sparked by firming global markets.

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The 30-share index, Sensex, which gained 63.32 points in the previous session, shot up by another 76.58 points at 14014.23 in the first five minutes of trading.

Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty was up by 20.45 points at 4036.20, a level never seen before.

The major support came in from heavy-weights like Reliance Industries, Infosys, ONGC, Tata Motors, Ranbaxy Lab, Tata Steel, Satyam Computers, Reliance Communications, HDFC Ltd, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, BHEL, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen and Toubro, Bharti Airtel and ACC.