The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained a modest 24 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,907, amid subdued global markets, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 6 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,121.Stock markets in Japan, China, South Korea, and Singapore declined between 0.1 percent and 0.8 percent.