Bharat Express

BSE Sensex

During Friday's auspicious muhurat trading, positive sentiment boosted early recovery in Indian benchmark indices.

Last year on the Budget day, the BSE benchmark ended at 59,708.08 points, up by 158.18 points, or 0.26 per cent.

Anuj Choudhary, Research Analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, said the Indian rupee depreciated on dollar demand from foreign banks and importers.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 471.45 points to 64,835.23 points in early trade. The Nifty climbed 126.75 points to 19,357.35 points.

The total market capitalization of all listed companies on the BSE reached a record high of Rs 291.89 lakh crore on June 15

In the midst of banking contagion worries, markets throughout the world are awaiting the Fed's decision

Meanwhile, the rupee declined 25 paise to close at 82.62 against the US dollar on Wednesday.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 3,671.56 crore

In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 84.34 points or 0.14 per cent to 59,372.69 points.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.78 against the dollar and marginally rose to 82.77, registering a rise of 11 paise over its previous close.