<p>The BSE benchmark index Sensex gained 60 points in opening trade today on sustained fund inflows.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-share index rose by 60.81 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 21,893.42 points with power, banking, oil and gas, healthcare and metal stocks posting gains in early trade.<br /><br />The 50-share NSE Nifty was also higher by 18.10 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 6,534.75 in opening trade.<br /><br />Brokers said buying activity picked up as foreign funds and retail investors engaged in enlarging their positions in fundamentally-strong stocks.<br /><br />Firm Asian bourses following overnight gains on the US markets despite soaring global tensions over Crimea also supported the uptrend.<br /><br />Among Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.59 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 7.83 points in the opening trade.</p>
<p>The BSE benchmark index Sensex gained 60 points in opening trade today on sustained fund inflows.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 30-share index rose by 60.81 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 21,893.42 points with power, banking, oil and gas, healthcare and metal stocks posting gains in early trade.<br /><br />The 50-share NSE Nifty was also higher by 18.10 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 6,534.75 in opening trade.<br /><br />Brokers said buying activity picked up as foreign funds and retail investors engaged in enlarging their positions in fundamentally-strong stocks.<br /><br />Firm Asian bourses following overnight gains on the US markets despite soaring global tensions over Crimea also supported the uptrend.<br /><br />Among Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.59 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 7.83 points in the opening trade.</p>