Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex has gathered up more than 224 points in early trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today on continued buying action by funds in heavy weight stocks.

The 30-share index, Sensex that broke down a long rally on Friday, has recovered potency and entered an increase of at 18,643.34 in the first five minutes of dealing on heavy purchasing in banking, oils and real estate sector.

In the same way, the wide-based National Stock Exchange’s Nifty has regained by 74.65 points at 5,502.90.

A firm drift in Asian markets also encouraged the market reaction to some level.