Sensex jumps over 400 points in early trade; Nifty above 17,350
The Hindu
BSE Sensex closed 187.39 points or 0.33% higher at 57,808.58;NSE Nifty climbed 53.15 points or 0.31% to 17,266.75
Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 400 points in the opening session on February 9, following gains in IT and financial stocks, amid a firm trend in global markets.
The BSE gauge was trading 413.19 points or 0.71% higher at 58,221.77 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty advanced 118 points or 0.68% to 17,384.75.
Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, climbing 2.13%, followed by Wipro, HCL Tech, Titan, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Maruti and Bajaj Finance.

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