The benchmark Sensex rose by over 470 points in opening trade on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, breaking its six-session long losing streak on value-buying in select blue-chips by domestic investors triggered by a recovery in global markets.
The 30-share BSE index gained 470.39 points, or 1.37 per cent, at 34,666.33 in opening trade. Also, the NSE Nifty rose by 115.75 points, or 1.10 per cent, to 10,614.