Sensex rises over 100 points on sustained DII buying

Extending gains for the third session, the BSE benchmark Sensex on January 17 rose over 100 points tracking sustained buying by domestic institutional investors(DII) and positive global cues.

After rising 147 points, the 30-share index was trading 72.16 points, or 0.20%, higher at 36,393.45 in early trade. Similarly, the NSE Nifty rose 24.50 points, or 0.22%, to 10,914.80.

On January 16, the Sensex settled 2.96 points, or 0.01%, higher at 36,321.29, and the Nifty inched up 3.50 points, or 0.03%, to 10,890.30.

In the morning session on January 17, the biggest gainers in the Sensex pack were M&M, TCS, HDFC, PowerGrid, RIL, Maruti, Tata Motors and NTPC, rising up to 1.65%.

While, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, ITC, HUL, Bharti Airtel and Infosys were the top losers, shedding up to 1.10%.

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