Sensex Gains Around 200 Points, IT Index Soars Over 5%

The domestic stock markets are firm in mid-morning trading, as Infosys catapulted the IT Index higher by more than 5 per cent on the back of  better-than-expected earnings for the quarter ended June 30. At 10:54 am, the S&P BSE Sensex index traded 218 points - or 0.6 per cent - higher at 36,270.72, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark was up 38 points - or 0.3 per cent - at 10,651.45. The Sensex had opened 349.39 points (0.97 per...