Sensex surges 1,300 points, Nifty near 23,800: 5 factors why the Indian stock market is rising today

Stock market today: The Indian stock market appears to be on a bull run. Equity benchmarks—the Sensex and the Nifty 50 —witnessed strong intraday gains on Thursday, April 17, and looked set to close in positive territory for the fourth consecutive session. The 30-share pack Sensex opened at 76,968 against its previous close of 77,044 and surged 1328 points to hit an intraday high of 78,372.

The Nifty 50 started the day at 23,402 against its previous close of 23,437 and jumped 1.5 per cent to an intraday high of 23,799. More to come.



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