Sensex recovers 130 pts ahead of RBI policy

February 03, 2015 10:39

After two sessions of losses, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 130 points in early trade today on fresh spell of buying by participants ahead of RBI's monetary policy review.

The 30-share index, which had lost 559.50 points in the previous two sessions, recovered by 130.79 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 29,253.06, with consumer durables, FMCG, oil & gas, auto and banking sector stocks leading the rise.

On similar lines, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty gained 26.00 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 8,823.40 in early trade.

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