Sensex regains 28,000 mark in opening trade

Marketmen said encouraging manufacturing output data for December buoyed trading sentiments.

The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed 28,000 level for the first time since December 9 and the NSE Nifty shot up by 22 points to trade above 8,400 mark in opening trade on Monday on sustained fund inflows.

The 30-share Sensex went past 28,000 mark after over three weeks by rising 122.45 points to 28,010.35.

All the sectoral indices, led by capital goods, metal and auto, were trading in positive zone with gains up to 1.18 per cent.

The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 22.00 points to trade above the 8,400 level at 8,417.45.

Prominent gainers among the Sensex stocks were L&T, Maruti Suzuki, M&M, NTPC, ONGC, RIL, Sesa Sterlite, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto, BHEL, Cipla, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco, Hind Unilever, TCS, Wipro, Tata Power and Tata Steel.

Among other Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.72 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.66 per cent in early trade.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.06 per cent higher in Friday’s trade.