NEW DELHI: Markets opened on a positive note on Wednesday with the benchmark
BSE sensex
rising over 750 points after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a mega stimulus package of
Rs 20 lakh crore
aimed at supporting the economy battered due to weeks-long lockdown to curb the novel coronavirus. The entire package is around 10 per cent of the country’s GDP (gross domestic product).
After touching a high of 32,845.48, the 30-share BSE index pared some early gains to trade 787 points or