Sensex down 135 pts in opening trade on Asian cues

Recovering from early losses, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sens*x gained over 60 points at midsession trade on Tuesday on buying by funds at existing lower levels.

The Sens*x, which lost nearly 135 points in opening trade, rose by 60.78 points at 15,957.06 at 1205 hrs as heavy-weights like Bharti Airtel, BHEL and ICICI Bank recorded handsome gains.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 18.15 points at 4,729.85.