
In opening trade, Sensex rallied 620 points or 1.25% crossing the 50,000-mark at 50,354 while the broader market index Nifty reclaimed 15,000 at 15,03

Sensex jumped 789 points or 1.61% higher at 49,733. Similarly, the broader Nifty surged 211 points or 1.44% to 14,864

All 30 constituents of Sensex were trading in the green with Bajaj Finance surging over 3%

L&T was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3%, followed by Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank

Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, PowerGrid and TCS were the top gainers on the Sensex rallied upto 2%

Pharma sector saw profit booking as Nifty Pharma index lost 0.87%.

28 out of 30 Sensex stocks are opened in the green. ICICI Bank gained over 4% on the back of strong Q4 numbers

Stock markets have witnessed volatility recently due to a record spike in local coronavirus cases amid the second wave of the pandemic in the country

During the last week which was holiday-truncated, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 953.58 points or 1.95 per cent

On a weekly basis Sensex & Nifty lost around 2% each as COVID-19 cases hit record highs