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Sensex rises over 200 points in early trade
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC twins amid largely positive cues from Asian peers.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 236.71 points or 0.49 per cent higher at 48,120.09. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 68.55 points or 0.48% to 14,379.35.
ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3 per cent, followed by M&M, PowerGrid, Bajaj Finance, L&T, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finserv. On the other hand, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Dr Reddyâs and HCL Tech were among the laggards.