Sensex rises over 200 points in early trade; Nifty 18,240. Above this

The 30-share index was trading 207.09 points or 0.34% higher at 61,130.59 in early deals.

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on October 22, tracking gains in index heavyweights HDFC twins, Titan and Bajaj Auto, amid largely positive trend in global markets.

The 30-share index was trading 207.09 points or 0.34% higher at 61,130.59 in opening deals. Similarly, Nifty rose 65.65 points or 0.36% to reach 18,243.75.

HDFC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising nearly 2%, followed by Titan, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel.

On the other hand, NTPC, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tata Steel and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.

In the previous session, the 30-share index was down 336.46 points or 0.55% at 60,923.50 and the Nifty was down 88.50 points or 0.48% at 18,178.10.

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Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares worth Rs 2,818.90 crore on October 21, according to exchange data.

Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul were trading with gains in mid-session deals.

The stock exchange on Wall Street ended the overnight session on a mixed note.

Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.54% to $84.15 a barrel.

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