Sensex up 500 points, trades well above 49,000

The BSE Sensex surged over 500 points on Tuesday to reclaim the 49,000-mark.

Healthy buying activity was witnessed in auto, finance, capital goods and oil and gas stocks.

Around 11.25 a.m., Sensex was trading at 49,132.65, higher by 568.38 points or 1.17 per cent from its previous close of 48,564.27.

It opened at 48,900.31 and has so far touched an intraday high of 49,164.81 and a low of 48,805.54 points.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading at 14,446.35, higher by 165.05 points or 1.16 per cent from its previous close.

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