Sensex rises 41 pts on economic data, Asian markets

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered about 41 points in early trade today as investors widened their positions on encouraging infrastructure growth amid a mixed trend in Asian markets.

The 30-share barometer, which had shed 11.30 points on the first day of Samvat 2073 in special ‘Muhurat’ session on Sunday, was trading higher by 41.11 points or 0.14 per cent at 27,971.32, with the sectoral indices led by metal, auto and realty trading in the green, rising by up to 0.72.