Benchmark equity indices climbed in early trade on August 7, extending their previous day's rally, amid buying in index majors ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries along with a mixed trend in Asian markets. The BSE Sensex climbed 210.43 points to 65,931.68 in early trade. From the Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharma, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, ICICI Bank, UltraTech Cement, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies and Reliance Industries were the major gainers. Also read: Index Outlook: Nifty 50, Sensex: Resistances aheadNestle, Tata Steel, ITC, IndusInd Bank, Power Grid and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards. After three days of decline, the Sensex on Friday climbed 480.57 points or 0.74% to settle at 65,721.25.

Source: The Hindu August 07, 2023 17:24 UTC