For the ninth straight session, the benchmark Sensex maintained its upward rally by gaining more than 115 points in the early trading on the BSE today on funds buying.

The 30-share Sensex added another 115.46 points to 15,580.86 in first five minutes of trading as fund continued buying in heavy-weight stock.

Likewise, the wide-based NSE’s Nifty ascended by 28.25 points at 4507.50.

A strong worldwide movement encouraged trading outlook at early stage on the stock markets across the board. Support mainly came from stocks of cement, real estate and heavy machinery company.