The Sensex rose 157 points and the Nifty topped 9,600 again in opening trade on Tuesday, spurred by a fresh spell of buying in select blue-chips amid mixed global indicators.
The 30-share index was trading higher by 156.75 points, or 0.50 %, at 31,294.96. FMCG, healthcare, capital goods and technology stocks showed up in the green, with gains up to 1.11 %.
The gauge had lost 152.53 points in the previous session on Friday. The markets were shut yesterday for Eid—Ul—Fitr.
Also, the NSE Nifty added 40.45 points, or 0.42 %, at 9,615.40.
A mixed trend in Asia coupled with overnight gains in US shares had a bearing on the market movement here.
Major gainers were Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever, Cipla, HDFC Ltd, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, TCS, M&M and Kotak Bank, rising by up to 1.46 %.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.10 % and Japan’s Nikkei 0.35 % in early trade on Tuesday. Shanghai Composite, however, was down 0.09 %.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.07 % higher on Monday
