Sensex Surges 2,315 Points As Budget Proposals Enthuse Investors: Highlights

Indian equity benchmarks on Monday recorded their best performance on a budget day in over two decades after the finance minister announced a slew of measures to revive the pandemic-hit economy, while bond yields jumped sharply on the government's plans to raise more funds from the market. The NSE Nifty 50 surged 4.7 per cent to 14,281.2, while the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 5 per cent to 48,600.61 after six sessions of losses in the run-...