Bucking the global trend, the benchmark Sensex opened higher by over 152 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday on selective buying by funds.
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The 30-share index, Sensex, which loss over 85 points in previous day's trading, bounced by 152.09 points at 14,316.07, in the first five minutes of trade.
Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange rose by 49.35 points at 4,164.30, even as the Asian markets showed a weak trend.
The Asian bourses including Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore opened lower on foreign funds reducing their holding in these markets.