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A benchmark index for Indian equities, Sensex soared in the morning session of Wednesday's trade and gained 301 points higher than its previous close.
In the morning, the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,210.25 points, was at 16,464.85 points, up 301.41 points or 1.86 percent from its previous close at 16,163.44 points.
Similarly, at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was at 4,925.9 points, against the previous close at 4,830.1 points, a gain of 1.98% or 95.8 points.
Broader market indices were also trading higher, with the BSE midcap index up by 1.43% and the BSE small cap index trading 1.54% higher than the previous session.
Other major Asian markets were trading in the green as well, with the benchmark Japanese index, Nikkei, standing at 0.22% higher at 10,393.6 points, and the Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange up 1.29% at 20,533.34 points.
The Chinese Shanghai composite index too was in the positive side, at 2,949.73 points, which was 0.51% up, while the Korean Kospi was ruling 1.05% higher at 1,612.57 points.
