Budget 2019: Sensex surges over 100 points

Ahead of the 2019 interim budget, the BSE benchmark Sensex Wednesday surged over 250 points on heavy buying in metal, IT and banking stocks amid positive cues from other Asian markets ahead of US-China trade talks and US Fed policy meet outcome. The 30-share index was trading 188.10 points, or 0.5 per cent, higher at 35,780.60.
Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty jumped 51.55 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 10,703.75. On Tuesday, the Sensex ended 64.20 points lower at 35,592, and the Nifty edged lower by over 9 points to close at 10,652.