Sensex hits 55K in early trade, Nifty tops 16,400; HCC jumps 5%, GMM Pfaudler drops 5%
The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 168 points to touch 55,011.96 in the first few minutes of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark climbed to as high as 16,422.65, up 58 points from its previous close.