The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange continued to rule firm by surging 98 points in late morning trade today on persistent buying in auto, metal, consumer durable and refinery sectors on hopes of easing of monetary policy by RBI next month. Sustained foreign capital inflows coupled with higher global advices also boosted the market sentiment.The 30-share index which rose 122 points in its opening trade, continued firm at 98 points to 19,462 when reports last came in.Similarly, the 50-share index Nifty also moved up by 27 points to 5,924 a short while ago.