Equity indices rise 1 pc, GAIL top gainer

Equity benchmark indices rose by nearly 1 per cent during early hours on Monday mirroring strong trends in Asian markets.

Sensex was up by 514 points or 1.02 per cent at 50,919.

Nifty 50 edged higher by 169 points or 1.13 per cent to 15,107.

Most sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green.

Among stocks, energy major GAIL rose by 6 per cent to Rs 156 per share while ONGC was up by 5.3 per cent to Rs 121.05.