New Delhi, September 10 (HS): Domestic equity markets witnessed a strong start on Wednesday, with both Sensex and Nifty opening on a firm note and sustaining gains through early trade. Buying support lifted the benchmarks shortly after opening, though mild profit booking in the first half-hour pared some of the sharp rise. Despite this, both indices remained in the green, with Sensex trading 0.52 percent higher and Nifty up 0.55 percent after the first hour of trade.

Market heavyweights such as HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Jio Financial, and SBI Life Insurance were trading with gains of 1.40 to 2.31 percent. On the downside, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Ather Energy, and Tata Motors were slightly in the red, declining between 0.11 percent and 0.61 percent.

So far, active trading was recorded in 1,969 stocks, of which 1,522 were advancing while 447 were declining. Within Sensex’s 30 components, 21 were trading in the green, while 9 were in negative territory. Similarly, out of the 50 Nifty constituents, 40 were higher while 10 were in the red.

On the BSE, Sensex opened with a 403.04-point gain at 81,504.36, climbing to 81,593.37 within the first half-hour before minor profit-taking trimmed gains. However, buying momentum kept the index buoyant, and by 10:15 a.m., Sensex was up 421.84 points at 81,523.16.

The NSE Nifty began the session with a sharp 122.40-point surge at 24,991, quickly touching 25,017.40 before facing mild selling pressure. Despite slight dips, the index stayed firm, trading at 25,005.10 — up 136.50 points — by 10:15 a.m.

On Tuesday, the previous trading session, Sensex had closed with a gain of 314.02 points, or 0.39 percent, at 81,101.32, while Nifty ended 95.45 points, or 0.39 percent higher, at 24,868.60.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar