The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by over 118 points in opening trade today. The 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, which gained 53.67 points in yesterday's trade, moved up further by 118.56 points to 17,678.86 in opening trade. In a similar fashion, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index spurted by 34.65 points to 5,310.50.