Sensex up 85 points in early trade

January 13, 2015 10:17 am | Updated 10:17 am IST - Mumbai

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose nearly 85 points in early trade on Tuesday.

The 30-share barometer moved up by 84.92 points to 27,670.19 with FMCG, healthcare, banking, capital goods, power and metal sector stocks leading the rally.

On similar lines, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 33.30 points to 8,356.30.

Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was up by 0.48 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei down by 1.74 per cent in early trade.

The US Dow Jones industrial average ended 0.54 per cent lower in Monday’s trade.

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