Sensex jumps 1,000 points in early trade

The benchmark Sensex jumped over 1,000 points to 73,798.59 in early trade on Thursday. The Nifty also rose more than 1% to 22,905.4. The rally was driven by buying in IT stocks, with TCS, Infosys and HCLTech rising over 2% each. The rupee's rebound in recent days and falling oil prices also contributed to positive market sentiment.