Sensex climbs 640 points; Nifty tops 22,300-level in early trade
The Hindu
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 639.85 points to 73,728.18 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up 190.1 points to 22,337.10
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on April 22 amid a rally in Asian markets, decline in Brent crude oil prices and buying by foreign investors.
Extending its previous day's rebound, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 639.85 points to 73,728.18 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up 190.1 points to 22,337.10.
From the Sensex basket, UltraTech Cement, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel and Tata Motors were the major gainers.
HDFC Bank, JSW Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra and ITC were the laggards.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong were trading in the positive territory while Shanghai quoted lower.
Wall Street ended on a mixed note on Friday.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.74% to $86.64 a barrel.
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