Sensex jumps over 100 points in early trade; Nifty tops 17,850
The Hindu
M&M was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 1%
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in early trade on September 6, tracking gains in HDFC, SBI and Bajaj Finance amid a positive trend in U.S. equities.
The 30-share Sensex was trading 131.76 points or 0.22% higher at 59,876.64. Similarly, the Nifty rose 46.75 points or 0.26% to 17,869.05.
M&M was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 1%, followed by SBI, NTPC, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, UltraTech Cement and PowerGrid.

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