Sensex surges over 250 points in early trade; Nifty tops 18,350
The Hindu
The 30-share index was trading 265.84 points or 0.43% higher at 61,525.80 in initial deals
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 250 points in opening trade on October 21, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, Kotak Bank and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets.
The 30-share index was trading 265.84 points or 0.43% higher at 61,525.80 in initial deals. Similarly, the Nifty advanced 93.45 points or 0.51% to 18,360.05.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2%, followed by PowerGrid, NTPC, HDFC, Kotak Bank and M&M.

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