Sensex jumps 622 points to close at 30,819; Nifty above 9,050

Equity indices on Wednesday finished on a positive note with the benchmark BSE sensex rising over 600 points tracking gains in bank, financial and pharma stocks amid mixed cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index jumped 622 points or 2.06 per cent to close at 30,819; while the broader NSE Nifty finished 187 points or 2.11 per cent higher at 9,066.