Sensex jumps over 150 points; Nifty tops 17K; HCL Tech up 2% on Q2 results, POWERGRID 1% | business – Times of India Videos

Indian shares opened higher on Wednesday as a fall in global oil prices boosted sentiment while investors awaited domestic retail inflation data and quarterly earnings results from IT firm Wipro. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.21% to 17,020 at 0347. GMT, and the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.1% at 57,206.47.