Sensex jumps 140 points on value buying, global cues

Sensex jumps 140 points on value buying, global cues

PTIUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 07:03 PM IST
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Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex recouped about 140 points in early trade today on value-buying by participants, tracking overnight strong rally in the US equities.

The 30-share barometer rose 139.67 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 24,912.64, with IT, teck, realty, metal healthcare and power sector stocks leading the gains.

The gauge had lost 81.14 points in yesterday’s volatile trade. On similar lines, the benchmark NSE index Nifty traded
higher by 29.70 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 7,566.50.

Brokers said value-buying in bluechip stocks by participants after recent losses and a overnight rally in US stocks following strong corporate earnings and a rebound in oil prices boosted market sentiment here.

Moreover, a mixed trend at other Asian bourses influenced sentiments, they said. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.41 per cent higher in yesterday’s trade.

Among Asian markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down by 0.61 per cent while Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.73 per cent in early trade. Shanghai Composite Index was down 1.38 per cent.

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