Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday rose 24 points to 41.883.09 in early trade, as buying was seen in Materials, FMCG, IT, Telecom, Utilities and Auto stocks.

The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too moved up three points to 12,332.55 The Sensex registered intra-day high and low at 41,903.36 and 41,770.90 points respectively. The Nifty recorded day intra-day high and low at 12,349.75 and 12,308.70 points respectively. The gainers were Tata Steel by 1.68 pc to Rs 503.90, HeroMoto Corp by 1.30 pc to Rs 2396.80, TCS by 1.15 pc to Rs 2216.20 and ITC by 1.11 pc to Rs 241.80.

The losers were ONGC by 1 pc to Ts 124.20, L & t by 0.89 pc to Rs 1322.45, SBI by 0.88 pc to Rs 327.70 and Kotak Bank by...