The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex opened 192 points or 1 per cent to 19,313 points in opening trade today. It had gained 30 points in yesterday's volatile session. Stocks of financials, IT, capital goods and metal sectors led the rally in early trade. Similarly, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 60 points, or 1.05 per cent, to trade at the 5,800 level.Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index were up by 0.92 per cent and 0.94 per cent, respectively, in early trade. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Index ended 0.53 per cent higher on Tuesday.
News On AIR | April 20, 2011 10:31 AM
BSE Sensex gains