The benchmark Sensex rose about 134 points in early trade on Friday as investors looked forward to release of key macroeconomic data amid positive global cues.

Optimistic buying in blue-chip stocks ahead of industrial production and inflation data, to be released after market hours, drove stocks higher, brokers said.

The BSE Sensex rallied over 128 points to 35,447.43 in early session today, maintaining its positive form for the fourth straight day on positive cues from global markets.Unabated buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the uptrend, brokers said.

The 30-share Sensex, which gained 403.97 points in the previous three sessions, added 128.08 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 35,447.43.

The BSE Sensex fell over 82 points in early trade today on weak global cues after President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal, fanning fears of an escalation in geopolitical tensions.

Crude oil prices zoomed past $76 per barrel mark amid foreign capital outflows and depreciating rupee.

The BSE Sensex advanced about 181 points in early session, maintaining its positive form for the second straight day on unabated buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive leads from Asian markets following overnight gains on the Wall Street.

The 30-share Sensex, which had gained 292.76 points in the previous session, rose another 180.73 points, or 0.51 %, to 35,388.87.

The Sensex gained over a 100 points in early morning trade on Monday and reclaimed the 35,000 mark. The Nifty, meanwhile, is trading at 10,650.

The market breadth remained positive at the beginning of the week with 368 shares advancing, against a decline of 113 shares.48 shares remained unchanged.

key indices on Friday opened mildly lower tracking weak Asian cues. The BSE benchmark Sensex was down 92.18 points at 35,012.69 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 32.85 points to 10,646.80.

Asian shares were steady while the Japanese yen held onto overnight gains in early trading on Friday as financial markets turned their attention to the looming US payrolls data for fresh catalysts.

After starting on a positive note, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 80 points in early trade today on weak Asian cues as tariff woes between the US and China returned, ahead of trade talks between the two countries.

The 30-share index, after opening 80.89 points higher, turned negative on profit-booking at current levels to quote 86.59 points, or 0.22%, lower at 35,089.83.

BSE benchmark Sensex rose nearly 200 points in opening trade today only to turn cautious tracking negative global cues ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy announcement scheduled later in the day.

The 30-share index, which opened 196.79 points higher, pared most gains and was trading up by 7.63 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 35,167.99.

The domestic equity and money markets opened in green on Friday morning tracking global cues. The BSE Sensex was trading over 120 points up at 34,835.42 in early trade, while the 50-share NSE Nifty index was up 44 points at 10,661.

Q4 earnings of YES bank led the gains, among the early gainers were Reliance, Indiabulls Housing Finance , Hindalcoand Asian Paints.

Benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded over 57 points in early trade on Thursday on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors amid mixed trend in other Asian bourses.

Short-covering of bets on Thursday being the last session of April expiry in the derivatives segment supported the recovery.

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