Market update: Sensex moves up 26 pts in early trade

Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex moved up nearly 27 points in early trade today, extending yesterday’s gain on sustained buying by participants amid a mixed trend in other Asian markets.

The 30-share index rose 26.97 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 27,284.61, with sectoral indices led by oil & gas, consumer durables, capital goods, PSU and healthcare trading higher by up to 0.84 per cent.

The gauge had gained 21.98 points in the previous session.

The NSE index Nifty too edged higher by 6.15 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 8,423.15.

Brokers said besides buying by foreign and domestic institutional investors and other participants, a mixed trend in other Asian bourses, led to a better trend in the domestic market here.