The Sensex gained by over 99 points in opening trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange today. It was trading at 19,252, up by over 101 points a short while ago. The gain in the Sensex is due to sustained buying by funds, taking cues from other Asian markets.

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.68 percent, while the Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.94 per cent in the morning trade today. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.92 per cent higher in yesterday’s trade.