Sensex rises above 300 pts in opening trade, Nifty eyes 8050

Mumbai: Monday’s opening trade witnessed Sensex surge up by 312.81 points trading at 26533.76. Nifty on the other hand geared around 84.95 points trading near 8035.85.

ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Hero and Hindalco are top gainers while Maruti and Infosys traded in the red.

The Indian rupee opened at seven week high as it surged 26 paise in the early trade on Monday at 65.25 per dollar against Thursday’s close of 65.51. (ANI)