Mumbai: The 30-share BSE Sensex index jumped over 600 points to around 57,187, while the broader NSE Nifty rose over 1 percent to about 17,135 on Tuesday, after both the indexes fell over one percent in the previous session.
On Friday, the BSE Sensex had plunged 715 points or 1.23 percent to close at 57,197, while the Nifty moved 221 points or 1.27 percent lower to close at 17,172.
All the firms from the 30-share Sensex pack were trading in the green, with IndusInd Bank, M&M, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, ITC, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, and Titan emerging as the major gainers in early trade.
Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Shanghai were trading in the green in mid-session deals after settling significantly lower in the previous trade. Stocks in the US had also ended with gains on Monday.
(Smit Soni)
