Market Update: Sensex jumps 303 pts in the first trading session of FY16

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex made healthy gains on Wednesday to provisionally close the first trading session of FY16 a whopping 303 points or 1.08 per cent up.

The Sensex, which opened at 27,954.86 points, closed the day's trade at 28,260.14 points, up 302.65 points or 1.08 per cent over the previous day's close at 27,957.49 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 28,298.34 points and a low of 27,889.02 points in the intra-day trade.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during the day's trade. It closed trade up 95.25 points up or 1.12 per cent at 8,586.25 points (provisional figures, subject to change).