Sensex rises for 2nd day, up over 150 points

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 156 points in early trade Tuesday on the back of gains in stocks of realty, capital goods, banking and metal sectors amid positive cues from Asian markets.

The 30-share index, which rose by 149.57 points yesterday, gained 156.91 points or 0.60 percent to 25,917.01.

On similar lines, the NSE index Nifty was quoting 43.55 points or 0.55 percent higher at 7,850.15.

Brokers said increased buying by funds tracking a firm trend in other Asian markets amid fading concern about the geopolitical impact of terror attacks in Paris and overnight solid gains on the US markets, buoyed trading sentiments here.

Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 1.93 percent while Japan's Nikkei gained 1.61 percent in early trade today. Shanghai's Composite index rose 1.30 percent.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.38 percent higher in yesterday's trade.