The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rises to 155 points or 0.9 per cent in the green at 16,927 in the afternoon trade. The Sensex rose 119 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 16,892, in opening trade, today, on steady inflow of capital by foreign funds, prompted by the growth oriented Budget.Meanwhile, stock markets in Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, China and Taiwan were up by between 0.1 percent and 0.8 per cent, on hopes for a bailout package for debt-ridden Greece.
News On AIR | March 3, 2010 2:25 PM
BSE Sensex gains over 100 points in afternoon trade