The benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 92 points to 34,936.03 in early trade today on continued buying by investors driven by encouraging quarterly earnings amid a firm trend in other Asian bourses. The 30-share index, which gained 410.44 points in the previous three sessions, rose further by 92.52 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 34,936.03. The NSE Nifty was also trading higher by 20.25 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 10,761.80. Brokers said that the market mood remained buoyant, bolstered by foreign institutional investors' buying coupled with a firming trend at other Asian markets. In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 1.08 per cent, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.55 per cent while Shanghai Composite index edged higher by 0.28 per cent in early trade today.

Source: dna January 16, 2018 05:15 UTC