Sensex jumps 550 points, Nifty above 17,800; Titan surges 9%, RIL 1%

Lagatar24 Desk

Mumbai, Oct.7: Benchmark indices followed Asian market trends and reported robust increases on Thursday. In early trade today, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 576 points, or 0.97 percent, to 59,766 levels, driven by Titan Company (up 9%), IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, M&M, SBI, Reliance Industries, and ICICI Bank.

In the meantime, the Nifty50 index on the NSE rose 168 points to 17,814. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 1% and 1.3 percent, respectively, in the broader markets.