Sensex rises 120 points in early trade; Nifty near 18,300
The Hindu
Maruti was the top gainer in the Sensex pack followed by SBI, M&M, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Infosys and HDFC Bank.
Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 120 points in opening trade on Monday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, HDFC twins and Infosys amid mixed cues from the Asian markets.
Starting on a positive note, the BSE gauge was trading 122.58 points or 0.20% higher at 61,345.61 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty advanced 37.65 points or 0.21% to 18,293.40.
Maruti was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 1.62%, followed by SBI, M&M, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Infosys and HDFC Bank.

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