Sensex up 222 points in early trade

Nifty reclaimed the crucial 8,400-mark by surging 63.65 points.

March 30, 2015 10:06 am | Updated April 02, 2016 01:03 pm IST - Mumbai

The BSE Sensex rose sharply by over 222 points in early trade on bargain buying in stocks by funds and retail investors amid positive cues from other Asian markets.

The 30-share index, which had gained 1.06 per cent in highly volatile trade on Friday, spurted by 222.34 points, or 0.81 per cent, to 27,680.98, with FMCG, infrastructure, consumer durables, capital goods and banking sector stocks leading the recovery.

Also, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) index Nifty reclaimed the crucial 8,400-mark by surging 63.65 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 8,405.05.

Brokers said value-buying by funds in select bluechip stocks after recent losses amid a firming trend in other Asian markets, following weekend gains on U.S. markets, buoyed trading sentiments.

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