Banking and financial shares like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and HDFC have surged by nearly 1% each
ICICI Bank up ahead of results
European markets have opened weak with CAC, DAX and FTSE declining by over 1% each
ICICI Bank gains on Q4 net
Stocks ease in choppy trade as investors weigh weaker-than-expected report on economic activity
Sensex up 75pts
Sensex gains 53 pts
Maruti Suzuki, Biocon and India Cements to be in focus
All the sectoral indices trade positive
IT, banking names buoy Sensex
DLF is the top Sensex gainer, up over 3% to Rs 188.10
Overall market breadth marginally positive
BSE IT index leads, up 2%