The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 285 points, or 0.95 per cent, to 30,314 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered around 8,902 levels. ONGC, up 6 per cent, was the top Sensex gainer. Besides, Bharti Airtel surged 10 per cent post its March quarter results to hit a new lifetime high, while HDFC also rose over 4 per cent.

Nifty sectoral trends remained largely positive, led by Nifty Financial Services index, up 1.6 per cent. On the downside, Nifty PSU Bank index declined over 3 per cent in the afternoon trade.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes were up half a per cent each.

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Today, 18 companies, including Bajaj Finance, Apollo Tyre, and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, are scheduled to announce their March quarter earnings.