Early trade

Mumbai, Aug 24 : The Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark 30 share Sensex rose by 289 points in early trade on Monday, extending its gaining streak for the third session in a row.

The increase in the early trade is due to the heavy buying by funds, driven by a firming trend in the global markets.

The Sensex shot up by 289.17 points, to mark 15,530.00 with most of the sectoral indices gaining up to 3.12 per cent. The BSE barometer had gained over 430 points in the past two sessions