Sensex Rises Over 200 Points, Nifty Above 15,200 Led By Banks

The Indian equity benchmarks extended gains in afternoon trading on the back of buying interest in banking and financial servies shares. The benchmarks traded on a flat note in morning trading however buying in banking heavyweights like ICICI Bank, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and State Bank of India lifted the benchmarks to intraday highs. The Sensex rose as much as 273 points to hit an intraday high of 51,804.58 and Nifty 50 index wa...