Sensex surges over 300 points in early trade; Nifty above 14,700

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 300 points in the opening session on Tuesday tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and L&T. After touching a high of 50,128.85 in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 260.39 points or 0.52 percent higher at 50,004.71.Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 300 points in the opening session on Tuesday tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and L&T. After touching a high of 50,128.85 in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 260.39 points or 0.52 percent higher at 50,004.71.