Economy
Sensex and Nifty Rise in Early Trade on Foreign Inflows and Lower Oil Prices
The Hindu55m
THE BRIEF
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Domestic benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday, supported by cooling crude oil prices and fresh foreign fund inflows.
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The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 448.32 points to reach 74,743.28, while the NSE Nifty advanced 50.3 points to 23,396.70.
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Major gainers included UltraTech Cement, InterGlobe Aviation, and Asian Paints, while global benchmark Brent crude fell 2.25% to $101.5 per barrel.