Sensex Closes Above 30,000; Nifty Up by 708 Points at 8,792
All sectoral indices opened with gains led by the Nifty Bank which gained 7 percent.
The Sensex on Tuesday, 7 April soared 2,476.26 points at the closing to end at 30,067.21 while Nifty rallied 708.40 points to 8,792.20.
Indian equity benchmarks opened in green on Tuesday snapping a two-day losing streak, tracking positive cues from US and Asian markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 1,372.3 points to 28,963.25 in the opening session while the 50-share NSE Nifty soared 350.20 points to 8,434.
All sectoral indices opened with gains led by the Nifty Bank which gained 7 percent. The Nifty Pharma index rose 5 percent while FMCG, IT, Auto and Metal index saw gains of over 3 percent in opening trade, BloombergQuint reported.
(With inputs from BloombergQuint)
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