Sensex extends gains to fourth day; Tata Group stocks surge

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex rose on Wednesday for a fourth consecutive session, led by Tata Group companies after Tata Motors surged on unit Jaguar Land Rover's July sales, while Tata Steel jumped as its quarterly profit nearly doubled.

Tata Motors Ltd rose 9.71 percent, marking its biggest single day percentage gain since March 2010, while Tata Steel Ltd ended 3.6 percent higher.

The BSE Sensex gained 0.72 percent, while the 50-share Nifty ended up 0.75 percent.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Anand Basu)