Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to make a gap-up start on Wednesday tracking gains across global markets. At 

am, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures -an early indicator of the Nifty index -- were up 154 points or 0.9 percent at 17,593.5.  Crude oil continues to fall and investors grew optimistic about progress in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

848: MarketBuzz Podcast With Ekta Batra: Sensex, Nifty likely to open higher today

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