The BSE Sensex rebounded by 149 points while the Nifty recaptured the 10,800-mark in early trade today on sustained buying by domestic...

The BSE Sensex rebounded by 149 points while the Nifty recaptured the 10,800-mark in early trade today on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive global cues. Asian markets were trading in the green as investors were looking ahead to US President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The 30-share Sensex rose by 148.70 points, or 0.41 percent, to 35,592.37 in early trade. The gauge had shed 19.41 points in the previous session on Friday.

US President Donald Trump

All the sectoral indices, led by healthcare, realty, and power, were trading in the green with gains of up to 0.86 percent. The broad-based NSE Nifty went up by 41.55 points or 0.38 percent to 10,809.20. Major gainers that supported the recovery were Adani Ports, RIL, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, SBI, Yes Bank, Coal India, Dr. Reddy's, Asian Paints, Kotak Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel and Bajaj Auto, rising up to 1.81 percent.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Brokers said buying by domestic institutional investors amid a firm trend at other Asian bourses led the markets higher. Domestic institutional investors bought shares worth a net Rs 459.44 crore, while foreign portfolio investors sold equities to the tune of Rs 222.50 crore on Friday, provisional data showed. In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.41 percent and Japan's Nikkei rose 0.49 percent in early trade today. 

Nifty recaptured the 10,800-mark

Singapore's index was up 0.12 percent and Taiwan gained 0.01 percent. However, Shanghai Composite Index was down by 0.26 percent.  The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.30 percent higher in Friday's trade.