Sensex increases more than 100 points, Nifty over 10,350

Mumbai, Apr 9 The benchmark BSE Sensex progressed more than 100 points in early trade today on maintained purchasing by domestic institutional investors amid firm Asian cues.

Proceeding with its upward walk for the third straight session, the 30-share record rose 136.45 points, or 0.40 percent, to 33,763.42. The gauge had gained 607.90 points in the past two sessions.

The NSE Nifty too was up 47.65 points, or 0.46 percent, at 10,379.25.

Sectoral files, drove by consumer durables, metal, realty and capital merchandise stocks, were exchanging the positive zone with additions of up to 1.40 percent.

Agents said that a firm pattern at other Asian markets on facilitating worries about a sharp ascent in US financing costs and purchasing by speculators in front of profit season, booked to start this week, helped lift showcase conclusion.

Real gainers were Kotak Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, M&M, Asian Paint, RIL, HDFC, Bajaj Auto, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki and Dr Reddy's, picking up by up to 1.29 percent.

Top washouts were ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Infosys, falling up to 2 for each penny.

Among other Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei was up 0.06 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng file rose 0.97 percent. Shanghai Composite Index excessively edged higher by 0.15 percent.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average, be that as it may, finished 2.34 percent down in Friday's exchange after Donald Trump cautioned of levies on an extra USD 100 billion worth of Chinese imports.