Sensex up over 200 points as FM Jaitley starts Budget speech
Stock market index BSE Sensex gained over 220 points on Thursday as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley started presenting the Union Budget 2018-19. The NSE Nifty rose over 70 points to hit the 11,100 mark. Indian stock markets in January posted their best one-month pre-budget gain in 13 years by gaining about 6% in the month to February 1.