BSE Sensex up over 50 points in morning trade

BSE Sensex up over 50 points in morning trade

Erasing its initial losses, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 50 points in morning trade in Monday. At 10.30 am, Sensex was up 66.12 points at 26,491.42. Nifty was up marginally up 2.55 points at 7,985.45 during the same time.

Earlier, the Sensex fell over 117 points in early trade on continued capital outflows by foreign funds and selling by investors despite improved IIP numbers and steady inflation data. The NSE Nifty shed 38.05 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 7,944.85.

A weak trend at other Asian markets after negotiations between Greece and its creditors broke down dampened sentiment.

Shares of Cairn India today rose 0.50 per cent to Rs 181.65 after the announcement of merger between metal and mining company Vedanta and the oil firm in a USD 2.3 billion all-share deal to create India’s largest diversified natural resources play.

Vedanta Ltd was also trading 0.92 per cent higher at Rs 185.70.The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.78 per cent lower in Friday’s trade.