Sensex rises 150 points ahead of Budget 2018, Nifty above 11,050
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jan 31, 2018, 23:27 IST | Updated: Jan 31, 2018, 23:27 IST
Sensex, Nifty
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In early trade, led by bank stocks, the benchmark indices regained steam. The metal and pharma sector sub-indices were dragging
The equity indices on Thursday opened higher ahead of the Union Budget 2018-19 presentation by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament.
The BSE index opened with a gain of 84 points on 36,048.99 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty started trading on 11,044.55, with a modest 17 points jump. Both the indices extended gains and were up by 0.40 per cent in initial trading.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 157.21 points or 0.44 per cent higher soon after opening.
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The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 46.25 points or 0.42 per cent higher at 11,073.95 points.
(With inputs from Agencies)