Sensex gains, helped by select blue-chips fresh round of buying

Mumbai: The Sensex recovered by over 49 points today, driven by a fresh round of buying in select blue-chips, even as Asia traded lower ahead of a key US employment report due for release later in the day.

The benchmark, which had shed 228.34 points in the previous two sessions, was in the green, up 49.47 points, or 0.17 per cent at 28,155.68, led by oil and gas, PSU, infrastructure, metal and healthcare indices, rising by up to 1.41 per cent.

The 50-share NSE Nifty was higher by 12.70 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 8,722.25.