Sensex up 115 pts in early trade on fresh buying

March 05, 2015 11:00

The benchmark BSE Sensex today jumped by 115 points in early trade today on back of buying by funds and retail investors.

The Sensex had lost 213 points in yesterday's trade after hitting a lifetime high of 30,024.74 following a surprise rate cut by RBI.

The 30-share index opened 56 points higher at 29436.77, and rose further to hit an early morning high of 29496.60 points.

A number of sectoral indices, led by healthcare, FMCG, consumer durables, realty, oil & gas and power, were trading in positive zone with gains up to 1.49 per cent.

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