Stock markets climb in early trade on buying in blue-chips
Mumbai, Jun 10 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Wednesday amid buying in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and cooling crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 303.73 points to 74,222.49 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 85.40 points to 23,327.50. From the 30-Sensex firms, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Asian Paints, Trent and ICICI Bank were among the biggest winners. Tata Steel, Eternal Ltd, Adani Ports and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded at around USD 91.90 per barrel.