Private sector lenders HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank each gained around 3%, with Jefferies noting that declining deposit rates are a positive for the banking sector. Combined, the two banks added 638 ...

IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 1,594.81 points or 2.12% to 76,752.07. The Nifty 50 index jumped 482.10 points or 2.11% to 23,312.15.