India, Nov. 11 -- The Indian stock markets saw an impressive surge on Wednesday, November 11, as the Sensex and Nifty 50 hit their highest levels since eight months ago. The robust foreign investment activity along with lower crude oil prices and favorable signs from international stock markets helped drive the sharp rise on Dalal Street.

After being shut down on Tuesday owing to the observance of Diwali Balipratipada, the indices started trading on a positive note due to buying activities in various sectors including banking, automobile, financial and many others.

At about 9:45 am, the BSE Sensex climbed by 1,351.64 points or 1.67% to 82,458.29. Similarly, the NSE Nifty 50 index rose by 365.55 points or 1.46% to 25,410.20.

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