Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address press conference on state of economy soon

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with top officials from finance ministry will address the media today in New Delhi. Ahead of her address, market benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded from early lows to close 228 points higher on Friday on expectations of FPI tax roll back and some measures by the government to boost growth.

The 30-share barometer closed higher by 228.23 pts or 0.63 per cent at 36,701.16, hours ahead of a presser by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.