SENSEX OFF TO A SOLID START, NIFTY HOVERING NEAR 11,150

Highlights

• The S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 38,018.02 points, while the benchmark Nifty50 is at 11,846.40 levels

• Asian Paints was the top Sensex gainer with growth of 2 percent, followed by ITC, HDFC and SBI

• Total 49 companies including Dish TV, Biocon and HDFC AMC are scheduled to announce their numbers for respective quarters

Despite choppy and volatile start to the Thursday mo....