<p>Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening session on Wednesday tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank amid firm recovery in global equities.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE index was trading 115.08 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 40,904.46, and the broader NSE advanced 26.15 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 12,005.80.</p>.<p>In the previous session, Sensex closed at 40,789.38, up 2.30 per cent or 917.07 points. This was the biggest single-day rise for the Sensex since September 23, 2019. Likewise, Nifty settled at 11,979.65, surging 2.32 per cent or 271.75 points.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, on a net basis, foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 366.21 crore, while domestic institutional investors purchased shares worth Rs 601.86 crore on Tuesday, data available with stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p>Mahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech and L&T were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack.</p>.<p>While ITC, Infosys, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints, Titan, UltraTech Cement and HDFC were trading in the red.</p>.<p>According to analysts, markets were trading in the positive territory on the back of encouraging data points related to the domestic economy.</p>.<p>Other factors like substantial fall in crude prices, a rise in Indian rupee and positive Asian markets also helped the market move higher, they added.</p>.<p>Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were trading with significant gains.</p>.<p>Exchanges on Wall Street too ended higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Brent crude oil futures rose 1.15 per cent to USD 54.58 per barrel.</p>.<p>The rupee appreciated 4 paise to 71.21 against the US dollar in morning session. </p>
<p>Market benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening session on Wednesday tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank amid firm recovery in global equities.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE index was trading 115.08 points or 0.28 per cent higher at 40,904.46, and the broader NSE advanced 26.15 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 12,005.80.</p>.<p>In the previous session, Sensex closed at 40,789.38, up 2.30 per cent or 917.07 points. This was the biggest single-day rise for the Sensex since September 23, 2019. Likewise, Nifty settled at 11,979.65, surging 2.32 per cent or 271.75 points.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, on a net basis, foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 366.21 crore, while domestic institutional investors purchased shares worth Rs 601.86 crore on Tuesday, data available with stock exchanges showed.</p>.<p>Mahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech and L&T were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack.</p>.<p>While ITC, Infosys, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints, Titan, UltraTech Cement and HDFC were trading in the red.</p>.<p>According to analysts, markets were trading in the positive territory on the back of encouraging data points related to the domestic economy.</p>.<p>Other factors like substantial fall in crude prices, a rise in Indian rupee and positive Asian markets also helped the market move higher, they added.</p>.<p>Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were trading with significant gains.</p>.<p>Exchanges on Wall Street too ended higher on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Brent crude oil futures rose 1.15 per cent to USD 54.58 per barrel.</p>.<p>The rupee appreciated 4 paise to 71.21 against the US dollar in morning session. </p>