Sensex jumps 700 pts, Nifty above 22,800; Nifty SmallCap up 3%

Indian shares saw a higher opening on Thursday as investors eye Modi 3.0. The indices had settled over 3 per cent higher on June 5.

BSE Sensex soared 303 points or 0.41 per cent to 74,685.68 levels. NSE’s Nifty50, on the other hand, surged 76 points or 0.34 per cent to 22,696.40 levels.

NTPC, SBI were the top gainers while Nestle, HUL were the top laggards on BSE.

Similarly, on NSE, NTPC, SBI were the top gainers while HUL and Britannia were the top laggards.

Broader markets also surged. Nifty SmallCap zoomed nearly 2.5 per cent while MidCap jumped over 1.50 per cent.

Sectorally, Nifty Realty led with 2.98 per cent gains, followed by PSU Bank (up 2.62 per cent), Media (up 2.02 per cent).