Sensex, Nifty Modestly Higher In Early Trade

(RTTNews) - Indian shares were modestly higher on Friday ahead of the Union Budget presentation this weekend and next week's MPC meeting.

The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex was up 324 points, or 0.4 percent, at 77,084 in early trade while the broader NSE Nifty index edged up by 125 points, or half a percent, to 23,374.

Tata Motors rose over 1 percent on news its electric vehicle division has registered a maiden profit.

GAIL India jumped nearly 4 percent on reporting a 28 percent rise in its Q3 consolidated net profit.

Sagility India rallied 2 percent after it acquired BroadPath Healthcare Solutions, a Tucson-based company renowned for its expertise in healthcare services.

Larsen & Toubro surged 4 percent as it reported a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit.

Biocon advanced 1.6 percent after delivering financial performance for Q3 FY25 in line with expectations.

Bajaj Finserv fell about 1 percent after reporting a marginal rise in Q3 profit. Bank of Baroda lost 4 percent after announcing its quarterly results.