Zee Media Bureau
Extending gains for the fourth straight day, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 118 points in early trade Thursday on sustained buying by funds and investors.
The 30-share index, which had gained 589.81 points in the past three sessions, rose further by 118.69 points, or 0.46 percent, to 26,037.64 with stocks of FMCG, consumer durables, healthcare, power and IT sectors moving up.
The National Stock Exchange index Nifty also moved up by 29 points, or 0.37 percent, to 7,768.55.
Brokers said continued buying by funds and investors amidst a mixed trend on other Asian markets influenced sentiments.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.60 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.21 percent in early trade.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.55 percent higher in yesterday's trade.
With agency inputs
