Market growth positive, BSE up 155pts

MUMBAI: The markets could maintain the growth on second successive day. On Thursday, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex showed positive mood and gained 155 points in the opening trade. The market was totally influenced by a firming trend in other Asian markets.

The Sensex which had gained over 98 points on Wednesday added 155.73 points at 14,578.46 in the first five minutes of trading. Similarly, National Stock Exchange's Nifty moved up by 45 points at 4,337.95 as blue-chip stocks, led by Reliance Industries and Infosys, recorded handsome gains.


Marketmen said trading sentiment improved after most of the Asian markets opened higher on Thursday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up by 1.47 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei rose 2.40 per cent in the morning trade.