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Fri, 03/19/2010 - 21:25
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Sensex up 44 points in early trade

Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange Friday
opened over 44 points higher, extending gains for the fourth
straight day on sustained buying after the upgrading of the
country's sovereignty rating.
The sensex, which had gained nearly 380 points in the
last three sessions, added 44.54 points at 17,563.80 points
in the first five minutes of trading.
Similarly, the wide-based national stock exchange Nifty
index rose by 15.55 points to 5261.45 points.
Funds and general investors remained aggressive buyers
after the global rating agency Standard and Poor's upgraded
the country’s outlook to stable from negative. PTI RS
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