Trading pattern reverses at noon, Sensex up 58 pts

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex reversed an early trend by gaining over 58 points at noon on Tuesday on revival of buying.

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex reversed an early trend by gaining over 58 points at noon on Tuesday on revival of buying.

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The Sensex, which commenced the day lower by over 40 points from Monday's close, took a U-turn to record a gain of 58.58 points at 9,890.97 at 1200 hrs.

With the general firming up trend, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also regained 3,000 points level by adding 30.85 points at 3,012.05.

Marketmen said the buying activity picked up as general investors joined the stream by picking fundamentally-strong shares in consumer durables and PSU segments.