New Delhi, June 15 -- Defence stock Bharat Forge jumped 3.60% on the NSE, inching closer to a record high, in Monday's trading session amid a bullish trend on Dalal Street on the US-Iran peace deal.

The defence stock opened at Rs.1,971 apiece today, as compared to the previous close of Rs.1,945 on Friday last week. The stock touched an intraday high of Rs.2,021 per share on 15 June.

Indian benchmark indices opened sharply higher, with the BSE Sensex jumping 1,197.32 points, or 1.59%, to 76,725.27 at the opening bell. The Nifty 50 also posted strong gains at the start of trade, advancing 361.95 points, or 1.53%, to 23,984.85.

In an exchange filing on 4 June, Bharat Forge informed that the company has fixed Friday, 3 July, as the record ...