Sensex zooms over 700 points; Nifty above 15,100 mark

The Indian benchmark indices were trading firm, up over 1%, in Monday’s early deals after opening higher for the sixth straight day, on the back of favourable global cues. At 02:15 PM, the frontline S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 51,488, up 780 points or 1.22%. Market breadth is positive and out of a total of 2,388 shares traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 1,571 advanced while 694 declined and 123 remained unchanged. The broader Nifty50 was at 15,107, levels, up 231points or 1.2%.
The Nifty sectoral indices were painted green, with the Nifty Bank index, up 2%, leading the charge.