The Nifty too rose 73.90 pts at 18,891.30.
The equity market rose as all stocks were in green.
In stocks, Consumer Durable, Metal, and Bankex were seen strong in early trade.
The Mid-cap moved up 0.36 pc and Small-cap by 0.737 pc.
In 30 scrips, 22 advanced while 8 declined.
The gainers were Titan by 1.37 pc to Rs 3017, Bajaj Finance by 1.16 pc to Rs 7100, SBI by .89 pc to Rs 571, L& T by 0.73 pc to Rs 2405.20 and IndusInd Bank by 0.68 pc to Rs 1324.65.
The losers were Kotak Bank by 0.57 pc to Rs 1834.30, Axis Bank by 0.42 pc to Rs 969.40, Tech Mahindra by 0.15 pc to Rs 1117.75 and Sin Pharma by 0.14 pc to Rs 1000.30.