Mumbai: The BSE Sensex rose over 100 points in early trade today, continuing its
winning spree for the 10th straight session, on positive global leads
and sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.
The
30-share index moved higher by 110.13 points, or 0.32 per cent, to
34,505.19. The gauge had gained 1,375.99 points in the previous nine
sessions.
All the sectoral indices, led by metal and healthcare
stocks, were trading in the positive territory.
The broader Nifty too opened higher by 30.70 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 10,579.40.
Brokers said continuous buying by domestic institutional
investors (DIIs) and retail investors following a firm trend at other
Asian bourses, overnight gains on Wall Street, and encouraging economic
data strengthened market sentiment.
Major early gainers were
Wipro, Yes Bank, Adani Ports, ITC, Asian Paint, Tata Motors, Bharti
Airtel, ONGC, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, TCS, Maruti Suzuki and RIL rising
up to 1.47 per cent.
Meanwhile, on a net basis, DIIs bought shares worth Rs 723.81 crore, while foreign funds sold shares to the tune of
Rs 951.39 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.
Globally,
Japan's Nikkei moved up 1.29 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained
0.27 per cent in early trade today. Shanghai Composite Index, however,
shed 0.36 per cent.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.87 per cent higher in yesterday.
PTI
