Sensex zooms as RBI keeps all key rates unchanged

MUMBAI: The benchmark Sensex zoomed on the Bombay Stock Exchange at noon on Tuesday, after the RBI left all key rates unchanged in its annual monetary and credit policy.

The Sensex surged by 136.88 points at 14,065.21 at 1200 hrs on emergence of buying by funds in banking stocks led by index-heavy ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and State Bank of India.

Similarly, the second wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty surged by 41.40 points at 4,126.50.