Stocks staged a comeback in early trade with the BSE Sensex gaining over 157 points and the Nifty recapturing the 10,400-level on buying by investors in metal, capital goods, teck and IT stocks amid a mixed trend at other Asian Markets.
The 30-share Sensex recovered by 157.24 points, or 0.46% , to 33,931.90 in opening trade. The index had lost 522.81 points in the previous two sessions.
Sectoral indices led by metal, capital goods, Teck and IT were trading in the green with gains of up to 0.75%.
The broad-based NSE Nifty went up by 23.95 points or 0.23% to 10,402.35.
Tata Steel rose up to 1.5% in early trade after reports suggest the steel maker was leading bidder for debt-ridden Bhushan Steel.
IT stocks TCS, and Infosys also advanced up to 1.7% on a weaker rupee.
Banking stocks ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Yes Bank gained on value buying after recent losses.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC Ltd, L&T, M&M and ONGC also rose up to 1.4%.
However, Punjab National Bank, embroiled in the ₹11,300 crore scam, remained weak and shed another 3.31% while Gitanjai Gems lost 9.91%.
Brokers said buying by domestic institutional funds and investors amid a mixed trend at other Asian bourses improved the market sentiment.
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net ₹586.52 crore on Monday, as per provisional data.
Overseas, Asian stocks were trading mixed as Treasury yields climbed back toward recent four-year highs. Chinese markets will reopen on Thursday, 22 February. US markets remained were closed in observance of Presidents Day.
In the Asian region, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.66% , while Japan’s Nikkei was down 1.20% in early trade. Shanghai Composite remained closed for a public holiday.
