Sensex gains 149 points in early trade

Sensex gains 149 points in early trade on emergence of buying in blue-chip shares available at existing low levels.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained 149 points in early trade on Monday on emergence of buying in blue-chip shares available at existing low levels.

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The 30-share index, which had suffered heavy losses in last few trading session, bounced back by 149.45 points at 15,144.28 in first five minutes of trade.

Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index, Nifty, also rose by 63.55 points to 4,640.35 after heavy-weight stocks like ACC, BHEL and some banking shares rose smartly.