The benchmark 30-share BSE Sensex rose over 77 points in early trade Tuesday on sustained buying by investors ahead of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy review.
The 30-share index, which had gained 727.83 points in the previous four sessions, rose 77.66 points, or 0.27 percent, to 28,264.72, with realty, auto, consumer durables and oil and gas sector stocks leading the rise.
The National Stock Exchange (Nifty) was also up 22.10 points, or 0.25 percent, at 8,565.15.
Stocks of two-wheeler market leader Hero MotoCorp climbed 2.51 per cent to Rs 2,765.70 after the company yesterday reported a 33.33 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 750.34 crore for the June quarter.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei was trading lower 0.42 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.31 percent in early trade Tuesday.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.52 percent lower in yesterday's trade.
