Sensex Edges Higher Amid Choppy Trade; ICICI Bank Shares Jump 4%

The Sensex started Friday’s session on a choppy note, with the Sensex see-sawing between gains and losses, a day after official data showed GDP growth rose to 7.7 per cent in January-March quarter. BSE benchmark index Sensex and the NSE Nifty started Friday’s session on a flat note but soon edged higher after see-sawing between mild gains and losses. Advances in the indices were led by banking, IT, pharma and auto stocks, with ICICI Bank shares rising around 4 per cent. At 9:25 am, the Sensex was trading 64 points higher at 35,386 while the Nifty 50 was up 14 points at 10,750.