Sensex up 57 pts in opening trade

Mumbai, Oct 26 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark
Sensex Monday rose by about 57 points in opening trade on
higher investment by foreign funds amid firm Asian cues.

The 30-share BSE index, Sensex, which had closed on a
positive on Friday as well, gained 56.76 points at 16,867.57
in the opening trade with stocks of IT, healthcare and FMCG
sectors leading the rally. The BSE barometer had gained 21.07
points in the previous session on October 23.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also
gained 19.05 points to trade higher at 5,016.10.
Stock brokers said pick up in buying by foreign funds,
bolstered by the firm trend in other Asian markets, influenced
the trading sentiments on the domestic bourses here.
Major gainers in the opening trade were Infosys
Technologies up by 0.57 per cent to Rs 2,273.15, Wipro by 0.15
per cent to Rs 589.90, Tata Steel by 0.18 per cent to Rs 532,
Tata Power by 1.19 per cent to Rs 1,478.50, HDFC Ltd by 1.52
per cent to Rs 2,762 and ITC Ltd by 1.29 per cent to Rs
263.20.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong's index Hang Seng was up 1.75 per
cent, while Japan's Nikkei rose by 0.70 per cent higher in the
morning trade. PTI SUN
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