Sesa Goa gains 8 percent on inclusion in Sensex

Reuters Market Eye - Sesa Goa Ltd , the Indian unit of oil and mining group Vedanta Resources Plc , gains 8 percent on inclusion in Sensex in place of another group unit Sterlite Industries Ltd .

The inclusion would be effective from August 27 as per a BSE circular on Wednesday.

Sesa Goa said on Saturday its merger with Sterlite Industries and the group's various Indian arms to create a single unit has become effective.

Sterlite Industries is also up 4 percent.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)