Sensex rises 149 pts, Nifty retakes 9,800-level

The BSE Sensex firmed up by another

149 points and the Nifty reclaimed the 9,800-mark in opening

trade today, aided by fresh buying mainly in realty,

healthcare and banks, coupled with positive global cues.

The 30-share index moved higher by 149.01 points, or 0.47

per cent, to 31,440.86. The gauge had gained 33 points in

yesterday's session.

All the sectoral indices led by realty, healthcare, PSU,

bank and capital goods leading the gains, rising by up to 1.50

per cent.

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty too rallied by

51.15 points, or 0.52 per cent, to trade at 9,816.70.

Brokers said sentiment bolstered largely in tune with a

firming trend across Asian market following overnight gains at

Wall Street, driven by growing optimism over a US tax reform

plan and as investors look ahead to a key central bankers

meeting.

The big gainers that supported the key indices were Adani

Ports, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy's, NTPC, SBI, ICICI Bank, ITC

Ltd, Lupin, Cipla, Axis Bankm, Bajaj Auto and HDFC Ltd,

gaining by up to 1.87 per cent.

Globally, Japan's Nikkei moved up 0.46 per cent, while

Shanghai Composite Index added 0.02 per cent. Korea too ticked

up 0.05 per cent, Singapore rose 0.20 per cent and Taiwan

gained 0.28 per cent in morning trading.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.90 per cent

higher in yesterday.

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