Capital Goods index gains the most, Sensex up by more than 200 points

Even as Finance Minster Arun Jaitley confirms the good health of the Indian economy and that it may grow by more than 7 per cent in the coming years, the broader market gained on the Budget day.

It is the Capital goods index which was shining on the Budget day with the index up by 1.95 per cent in the early trading hours on Thursday. BankEx is up by 0.68 per cent, Consumer Durables is down by 0.48 per cent, Auto index is up by 0.69 per cent. Metal index is down by 0.59 per cent, Oil & Gas index up by 0.29 per cent, PSU Index is up by 0.22 per cent, Realty is up by 1.07 per cent and Power is down by 0.03 per cent.

Small cap index and mid-cap index are both marginally in the green and reflecting the strength of the market in the early trading hours.