BSE Sensex rises 0.5 pct, RIL down 1.5 pct

Sunday, October 16th, 2011 at 11:58 pm

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NEW DELHI |
Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:35am IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex rose 0.5 percent early on Monday led by software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys.

Energy major Reliance Industries, which reported on Saturday a 15.8 percent growth in its quarterly net profit, fell 1.5 percent to 853.40 rupees.

At 9:17 a.m. (0347 GMT), the 30-share BSE index was up 0.47 percent at 17,162.12 points, with all but 3 of its components rising.

The broader 50-share NSE index was up 0.42 percent at 5,153.65 points.

(Reporting by Sanjeev Choudhary)

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