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Mumbai : The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Feb 16 recovered by over 97 points, or 0.60 per cent, in opening trade on fresh buying by funds sparked by a better trend in other Asian markets.
The 30-share Sensex, which had lost 114.24 points in yesterday's choppy trade, recovered by 97.64 points, or 0.60 per cent to 16,135.99 points in the opening trade as stocks of metal, realty and PSU gained.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also rose by 21.30 points or 0.44 per cent to 4,823.25 points. Brokers said fresh buying by funds in select heavy-weight counters in line with better trend on the other Asian bourses mainly led to the rise in share prices on the domestic bourses. Among metal stocks, Sterlite Industries traded 0.
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