Sensex recovers 133 points in early trade on capital inflows

Snapping its three-day losing streak, the benchmark BSE Sensex recovered over 133 points in early trade today on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors amid a firm Asian trend.
The 30-share index, which had lost 681.63 points in the previous three sessions, recovered by 133.48 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 29,133.62.
Stocks of oil & gas, PSU, metals, healthcare and FMCG sectors led the recovery.
On similar lines, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty was up by 36.30 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 8,792.85.
Brokers said emergence of buying at prevailing lower levels in bluechips amid a firming Asian trend, following overnight sharp rise in US markets, mainly influenced the sentiments.

Among other Asian markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up by 0.94 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei rose by 2.17 per cent in early trade today.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.76 per cent higher in yesterday's trade.