
Sensex jumped 126 points or 0.21% to 61,050 while the Nifty 50 index was quoting at 18,230 higher by 52 points or 0.29%.

S&P 500 posted a record closing high on Thursday, helped by gains in consumer discretionary and technology shares, while U.S. Treasury yields jumped.
Nifty PSU Bank led the sectoral pack on the NSE with gains of 2.73% followed by Nifty Bank adding 1.30% to end above the 40,000.

Barring the Nifty IT (down 0.46%) index all other sectoral indices were trading with gains. Nifty Realty was the top gainer as it rallied 1.14%.
The selloff in the broader markets was much severe compared to benchmark indices as BSE MidCap & BSE SmallCap indices were tanked around 2%.

In opening trades Sensex was trading at 61,779 higher by 63 points or 0.10%. While the Nifty 50 rose 21 points or 0.11% to 18,439.
The broader markets clearly witnessed profit booking in several top-performing Midcap names during the day.

IRCTC Share Price: In the past one month, IRCTC has surged 63.69% against a 5.33% rise in the Sensex.

Nifty IT index was leading the sectoral pack with gains of 2.10%.
Nifty PSU Bank was the star of the day as it surged 3.98% followed by the Nifty Metal index rallied 3.89%.