Mumbai, December 3
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Tuesday amid buying in blue-chip stocks like HDFC Bank and State Bank of India and strengthening trend in commodity markets. The BSE benchmark Sensex rose 300.98 points to 80,549.06 in early trade. The NSE Nifty rose 101.85 points to 24,377.90.
Asian markets saw gains in Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and US markets closed mostly in positive territory on Monday. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 238.28 crore on Monday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 3,588.66 crore, according to exchange data. PTI