BSE Sensex up 97 points in early trade ahead of RIL earnings

The BSE benchmark Sensex gained over 97 points in early trade as investors took to optimistic buying ahead of Reliance Industries' (RIL) quarterly earnings amid firm Asian cues.

The 30-share index was trading higher by 97.06 points, or 0.33%, to 29,462.36 with sectoral indices such as realty, capital goods oil & gas, power and bank leading the recovery, gaining by up to 1.21%.

The gauge had lost 57.09 points in the previous session on Friday largely on profit-booking amid mixed global cues.

The NSE Nifty was up 28.90 points, or 0.32%, at 9,148.30 in early trade.

Widening of positions by investors ahead of quarterly earnings of Reliance Industries, which is scheduled to release its results later in the day, influenced trading sentiments, brokers said.

Shares of heavyweight RIL was quoting 1.14%higher at 1,415.70, lending major support to the key indices.

Investors cheered news coming in of 'market-friendly' Emmanuel Macron leading far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential race, which too supported the recovery here, brokers added.

Among other Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei was up 1.34%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.60%in early deals. Shanghai Composite Index, however, shed 1.51%.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.15%lower in Friday's trade. 

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