Sensex recovers 152 points in early trade on funds buying

The benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded nearly 152 points in early trade on Thursday as funds and investors indulged in enlarging positions ahead of the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections amidst a mixed trend in Asian markets.

The 30-share index, which had slipped from record-high levels by falling 56.11 points in on Friday’s trade, recovered by 151.78 points, or 0.64%, to trade at 23,966.90.

All the sectoral indices, led by realty and consumer durables, were trading in the positive zone with gains up to 1.86%.