Mumbai, Nov 5 : Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 500 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, Infosys and SBI, amid positive cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 513.84 points or 1.27 per cent higher at 41,129.98.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty climbed 143.20 points or 1.20 per cent to 12,051.70.
SBI was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging over 5 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Infosys, Tata Steel, TCS and Reliance Industries.
On the other hand, ONGC and Titan were the laggards.
In the previous session, Sensex ended 355.01 points or 0.88 per cent higher at 40,616.14, while Nifty climbed 95 points or 0.80 per cent to 11,908.50.
(PTI)
