<p> Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 120 points in opening trade on Tuesday, as better than expected GDP data strengthened market sentiment amid unabated foreign capital inflows.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE index was trading 126.62 points or 0.29 per cent higher at 44,276.34.</p>.<p>Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 32.45 points or 0.25 per cent to 13,001.40.</p>.<p>UltraTech Cement was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising about 2.5 per cent, followed by Infosys, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto PowerGrid, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank.</p>.<p>On the other hand, ONGC, M&M, Nestle India, Axis Bank and HDFC were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In the previous session, Sensex ended 110.02 points or 0.25 per cent lower at 44,149.72, and NSE Nifty slipped 18.05 points or 0.14 per cent to 12,968.95.</p>.<p>Equity markets were closed on Monday for Guru Nanak Jayanti.</p>.<p>India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent, official data showed on Friday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 2.5 per cent in October, mainly due to decline in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and steel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 7,712.98 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were trading with gains in mid-session deals.</p>.<p>Stock exchanges on Wall Street ended lower in overnight sessions.</p>.<p>Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark fell 1.22 per cent to USD 47.59 per barrel.</p>
<p> Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 120 points in opening trade on Tuesday, as better than expected GDP data strengthened market sentiment amid unabated foreign capital inflows.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE index was trading 126.62 points or 0.29 per cent higher at 44,276.34.</p>.<p>Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 32.45 points or 0.25 per cent to 13,001.40.</p>.<p>UltraTech Cement was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising about 2.5 per cent, followed by Infosys, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto PowerGrid, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank.</p>.<p>On the other hand, ONGC, M&M, Nestle India, Axis Bank and HDFC were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In the previous session, Sensex ended 110.02 points or 0.25 per cent lower at 44,149.72, and NSE Nifty slipped 18.05 points or 0.14 per cent to 12,968.95.</p>.<p>Equity markets were closed on Monday for Guru Nanak Jayanti.</p>.<p>India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent, official data showed on Friday.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 2.5 per cent in October, mainly due to decline in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and steel.</p>.<p>Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 7,712.98 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul were trading with gains in mid-session deals.</p>.<p>Stock exchanges on Wall Street ended lower in overnight sessions.</p>.<p>Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark fell 1.22 per cent to USD 47.59 per barrel.</p>