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Sensex surges over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty near 15,200
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 300 points in opening trade on Wednesday tracking gains in index majors Infosys, HDFC and Reliance Industries amid positive cues from global markets and fresh foreign fund inflow. The 30-share BSE index was trading 329.15 points or 0.65 per cent higher at 51,354.63, and the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 95.75 points or 0.63 per cent up at 15,194.15.
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, M&M, HDFC, Infosys, HCL Tech, Titan, Bajaj Finserv and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, ONGC, Bharti Airtel, ITC and Nestle India were the laggards.
The benchmark Sensex rallied over the 52,000 mark for the first time ever on February 15 propelled by gains in the broader market.In yet another milestone, the 30-share BSE index jumped to its lifetim