<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade today on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors amid firm Asian cues.</p>.<p>Continuing its upward march for the third straight session, the 30-share index rose 136.45 points, or 0.40 percent, to 33,763.42. The gauge had gained 607.90 points in the previous two sessions.</p>.<p>The NSE Nifty too was up 47.65 points, or 0.46 percent, at 10,379.25.</p>.<p>Sectoral indices, led by consumer durables, metal, realty and capital goods stocks, were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 1.40 percent.</p>.<p>Brokers said that a firm trend at other Asian markets on easing concerns about a sharp rise in US interest rates and buying by investors ahead of earnings season, scheduled to begin this week, helped lift market sentiment.</p>.<p>Major gainers were Kotak Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, M&M, Asian Paint, RIL, HDFC, Bajaj Auto, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki and Dr Reddy's, gaining by up to 1.29 percent.</p>.<p>Top losers were ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Infosys, falling up to 2 percent.</p>.<p>Among other Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei was up 0.06 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.97 percent. Shanghai Composite Index too edged higher by 0.15 percent.</p>.<p>The US Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, ended 2.34 percent down in Friday's trade after Donald Trump warned of tariffs on an additional USD 100 billion worth of Chinese imports.</p>
<p>The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade today on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors amid firm Asian cues.</p>.<p>Continuing its upward march for the third straight session, the 30-share index rose 136.45 points, or 0.40 percent, to 33,763.42. The gauge had gained 607.90 points in the previous two sessions.</p>.<p>The NSE Nifty too was up 47.65 points, or 0.46 percent, at 10,379.25.</p>.<p>Sectoral indices, led by consumer durables, metal, realty and capital goods stocks, were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 1.40 percent.</p>.<p>Brokers said that a firm trend at other Asian markets on easing concerns about a sharp rise in US interest rates and buying by investors ahead of earnings season, scheduled to begin this week, helped lift market sentiment.</p>.<p>Major gainers were Kotak Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, M&M, Asian Paint, RIL, HDFC, Bajaj Auto, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki and Dr Reddy's, gaining by up to 1.29 percent.</p>.<p>Top losers were ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Infosys, falling up to 2 percent.</p>.<p>Among other Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei was up 0.06 percent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.97 percent. Shanghai Composite Index too edged higher by 0.15 percent.</p>.<p>The US Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, ended 2.34 percent down in Friday's trade after Donald Trump warned of tariffs on an additional USD 100 billion worth of Chinese imports.</p>