Stock indices surge as Sensex-Nifty start trading week on positive note

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): Stock indices, Sensex and Nifty, kicked off the trading week with a surge, buoyed by positive global cues.

Sensex gained 178.02 points, opening at 74,064.96, while Nifty rose by 49.35 points, starting the day at 22,523.30.

Among the Nifty companies, 31 advanced while 19 declined in the opening session. Leading the gains were Britannia, Kotak Bank, JSW Steel, Maruti, and TCS, wher