Sensex, Nifty Rise Amid Buying Interest In Banking Stocks

The Sensex index jumped more than 150 points in afternoon trade, and the broader Nifty benchmark came with 3.20 points of 11,500 as buying picked up in banking, auto and consumer goods stocks. The NSE's Nifty Bank sectoral index - comprising shares of 12 major banks in the country - went up as much as 0.80 per cent.

RBL Bank and Yes Bank jumped 7.54 per cent and 6.70 per cent respectively, whereas heavyweight SBI rose 1.15 per cent at its intraday high.