Sensex up 139 pts in opening trade on GDP data, global cues

Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark
Sensex Tuesday gained over 139 points to trade over 17,000
points on robust economic growth for the second quarter amid
firming trend on the global markets.
The 30-share index, Sensex, rose by 139.37 points to
17,065.59 points with stocks of metals, oil and gas, realty
and power sectors driving the rally. The BSE barometer had
recorded a rise of 294.21 in the previous session.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose
34.65 points, or 0.68 per cent, to 5,067.35 points.
Marketmen said trading sentiments remained strong after
the economy grew by 7.9 per cent in the second quarter and on
firming trend on the global markets on easing of Dubai debt
concerns.
Stocks of the country's most-valued firm Reliance
Industries were in the limelight and traded 1.24 per cent
higher at Rs 1,076. Other gainers were Sterlite Industries up
2.06 per cent to Rs 875.30, Tata Steel 1.09 per cent to Rs
581.65, Hindalco 2.03 per cent to Rs 140.85, Maruti Suzuki by
2.47 per cent to Rs 1,600.20, SBI 0.87 per cent to Rs 2,257.70
and ICICI Bank 0.56 per cent to Rs 869.15.
The Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 0.68 per cent
while Japan's Nikkei rose 1.77 per cent in the morning trade
Tuesday. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.34 per
cent higher in Monday's trade. PTI SUN
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