Sensex gains over 104 points in opening trade

Mumbai, Feb 8 (PTI) The Sensex gained over 104 points in
opening trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday
amid a firming trend in overseas markets.
The 30-share index of the BSE, which closed 29.04 points
higher in the previous session, rose further by 104.32 points,
or 0.58 per cent, to 18,141.51 points in the first few minutes
of trade today.
In a similar fashion, the broad-based National Stock
Exchange Nifty index rose by 36.35 points, or 0.67 per cent,
to 5,432.35 points.
Brokers said a firming trend on the other Asian bourses
following overnight gains in the US market mainly bolstered
the trading sentiment here.
Stocks of metal, banking, IT and power stocks led the
gains.
Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei was up 0.49 per cent and Hong
Kong's Hang Sang index rose by 0.21 per cent in early trade
today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.57 per cent
higher on Monday. PTI SUN
PRI