Sensex jumps over 200 points to new high; Nifty tops 14,600

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points to scale a fresh intra-day peak in early trade on Wednesday, led by gains in ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries amid sustained foreign fund inflow. After touching a life-time high of 49,776.29 in early session, the 30-share BSE index was trading 201.65 points or 0.41% higher at 49,718.76.