Sensex rises 150 pts, Nifty tests 17,300; Metals firm

The key benchmark indices started Monday’s session with mild gains amid ensuing uncertainty of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The BSE Sensex rose 155 points to 58,019 levels, and the NSE Nifty50 hardly gained 12 points to reach the 17,300 mark.

On the Sensex, Maruti, Infosys, Wipro, Tata Steel, Tech M, Titan, TCS and Sun Pharma were the front winners, with opening gains of up to 1.8 per cent.

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were mixed with the former in red, while the latter held gains of 0.26 per cent.