Mumbai, August 11: After falling by over 145 points in early trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex, staged comeback to quote in positive zone with a rise of 143 points at 1100 hrs on the back of recovery in heavy-weight stocks of oil and gas, auto and realty sectors.
The Sensex bounced back to trade 143.42 points higher at 15,153.19 at 1100 hrs.
In a likewise manner, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty gained 46.80 points at 4,484.45.
Brokers said re-emergence of buying by foreign funds and domestic financial houses, particularly in oil and gas and auto sector stocks, helped Sensex to trade in positive zone with handsome recovery.
In the oil and gas sector, Reliance Industries recovered by 2.23 per cent at Rs 2,030.70, Reliance Petroleum by 2.23 per cent to Rs 126.05, RNRL by 1.11 per cent at Rs 77.45, ONG Corp by 0.
–PTI