Sensex up 150 points ahead of Budget presentation
Stock market index BSE Sensex gained over 150 points on Thursday ahead of the PM Narendra Modi-led government's last full budget before the general election next year. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is due to start presenting the Budget around 11 am. Sensex is trading 163 points higher at 36,128 while the broader NSE Nifty is up 44 points at 11,071.