Sensex opens 81 pts higher in early trade

STOCKS-OPEN

Mumbai, July 17 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark
Sensex Tuesday opened higher by 81 points on buying in auto,
banking and oil stocks by funds.
The 30-share index recovered by 81.44 points to 18,132.22
points in the first five minutes of trading. It had lost
116.25 points in the previous session,
Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty
rose by 20.15 points to 5,438.45 points.
Brokers said investors indulged in buying in
fundamentally strong shares available at attractive levels
after a fall in the previous session.
Other Asian markets were mixed in early trade. Chinese
shares were up 0.28 per cent on hopes of strong first-half
corporate earnings, while Japanese Nikkei index lost 1.16 per
cent. Hong Kong shares fell by 0.10 per cent in early trade.
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