In other news: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Wednesday driven by a sharp rally in global markets and foreign fund inflows.
Buying in blue-chip IT stocks also added to investors’ optimism. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 658.96 points to 80,254.55 in early trade. The NSE Nifty rallied 192.05 points to 24,359.30. From the Sensex firms, HCL Tech surged over 6 per cent after the firm posted an 8.1 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 4,307 crore for March quarter 2024-25, mainly on account of large deals with a total contract value of about Rs 25,500 crore.
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Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors and Maruti were also among major gainers. Eternal, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India were among the laggards.
