Sensex jumps over 300 points in early trade, Nifty tops 11,350

Benchmark Sensex surged over 300 points in early trade on August 11 tracking gains in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, HDFC twins and Infosys amid sustained foreign fund inflow and firm cues from global markets.
The BSE Sensex was trading 342.50 points or 0.90% higher at 38,524.58, while the NSE Nifty was up 101.75 points or 0.90% at 11,371.90.
Axis Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising nearly 3%, followed by Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, HDFC, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra and SBI.
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