The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained close to 95 points in opening trade on Wednesday, extending Tuesday’s gains on continued capital inflows by foreign funds amid a firming global market.
The 30-share index, which rallied by 59.90 points in the previous session, rose 94.97 points, or 0.54 per cent to 17,555.55 points, with Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies leading the gains.
Marketmen said firming trend on Asian bourses after overnight gains on the U.S. market and strong quarter earnings by some corporates also supported the uptrend in stock prices.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved up 33.25 points, or 0.63 per cent to 5,263.35 points.
