BSE Sensex index topped 44 points on Monday to 18,420.11 as easing crude prices reduced concerns about inflation and investors bought IT and healthcare blue chips available at existing lower levels.
Sensex, which had lost 232 points the previous two trading sessions, gained 43.63 points points after moving in a range of 18,258.42 and 18,458.63 during intra-day trading.
Broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose 15.30 points to 5,532.05. He had touched the day low of 5,479.85.
Brokers said that increased buying activity in the second half of the trading day as the stock has fallen to attractive levels low medium reports that a fall in crude prices would lower the risk of a higher inflation.
They said that IT and health care stocks, which had suffered losses in the last two trading sessions, benefited from the buying.
IT sector index has increased more than 0.81 percent 6,052.49. Infosys Technologies, the Sensex, the second most important cause that has led to a gain, rises 24.95 RS R 2,838.45 a piece of TCS, which rose 11.60 RS R 1,164.75 apiece.
The health sector index was the next best performer, rising 0.71 percent 6,351.76 as Dr Reddy's Lab rose 26.25 1,604.60 R RS RS 477.90 and Sun Pharma 9.70.
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