New Delhi: Government's decision to hike the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for notified agricultural crops pushed the markets to end at their highest in near two weeks on Wednesday.
The BSE Sensex rose 266.80 points to end at 35,645.40. Similarly, the NSE Nifty edged up 70 points to 10,769.90.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) raised the price at which the government will buy new-season common rice variety from domestic farmers by 13 percent as government looks to woo millions of farmers ahead of general elections due early next year.
Zee News App: Read latest news of India and world, bollywood news, business updates, cricket scores, etc. Download the Zee news app now to keep up with daily breaking news and live news event coverage.
