Benchmark equity indices climbed in early trade on Friday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 308.91 points to 72,156.48 in early trade. The Nifty climbed 91 points to 21,749.60.
At 10:24 am, Sensex was trading 225.01 points higher at 72,072.58, whereas Nifty was trading 70.70 points up at 21,729.30.
Among the Sensex firms, Wipro, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and HCL Technologies were the major gainers. Nestle India, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Asian Paints were the laggards
