Sensex gains 190 points in early session

Mumbai, March 3: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Thursday was trading 189.96 points or 0.78 percent up during the morning session.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 0.79 percent up at 7,427.40 points.

The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 24,386.67 points, was trading at 24,432.94 points (at 9.20 a.m.) in the early session, up 189.96 points or 0.78 percent from the previous day's close at 24,242.98 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 24,454.07 points and a low of 24,383.28 points in the trade so far.

IANS