Sensex soars 325 points in early trade on global cues

MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE sensex soared by 325 points to trade above the 27,000 level on Friday following a flurry of buying by investors amid strong Asian trends. 

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The 30-share index, which had lost 190.04 points in the previous, rebounded by 325.38 points, or 1.21%, to 27,171.19 points. 

All sectoral indices led by metal, capital goods, realty and banking were in the positive zone, rising up to 1.67%. The NSE Nifty too recaptured 8,200-mark by climbing 82.60 points, or 1.01%, to 8,211.95. 

Brokers said all-round buying by participants, tracking a rally at the other Asian markets following overnight gains at the Wall Street helped the indices rebound. 

Global markets were firm after Federal Reserve meeting minutes raised expectations the US central bank will not hike rates any time soon. 

In other markets in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rallied 1.76 per cent while Japan's Nikkei uptick 0.78% in early trade today. 

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.82% higher in yesterday's trade.

Source - TOI

Sensex scales back 27K mark, surges 225 points on global cues

MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE Sensex regained the 27,000 mark by climbing about 225 points in early trade on Tuesday on the back of continued buying by participants amid a firming trend in global markets. 

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The 30-share index surged 224.72 points, or 0.83 per cent, to trade above the 27,000 level at 27,010.27. 

All sectoral indices led by consumer durables, healthcare and oil & gas were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 1.06 per cent. The gauge had rallied 1,168.71 points in the previous four straight sessions. 

The NSE Nifty rose by 61.65 points, or 0.75 per cent to 8,180.95 points. 

Brokers said a firming trend in Asian markets, tracking overnight gains on the US bourses influenced sentiment here. 

Dr Reddy, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, GAIL, Lupin, Coal India, Tata Steel, Hind Unilever, NTPC, SBI, ICICI Bank and ONGC were among major gainers. 

Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.20 per cent while Japan's Nikkei gained 1.49 per cent in early trade on Tuesday. 

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.85 per cent higher in Monday's trade on speculations that disappointing economic data might push the Federal Reserve to delay any plans to hike interest rates until December. 

Source - TOI