The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 65 points in early trade on Friday following value-based buying in auto, oil & gas, and metal sectors amid positive trend at other Asian markets and rising rupee.

The 30-share index was trading 68.58 points, or 0.19 per cent, higher at 36,175.08. The gauge opened on a positive note and touched a high of 36,214.26 in morning trade.The NSE Nifty, too, witnessed similar movement, and was trading 17.65 points, or 0.16 per cent, up at 10,839.25.

While top losers were TCS, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, M&M, L&T, Indusind Bank and Powergrid.TCS fell 2.21 per cent to 1846.50 after it reported 24.1 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 8,105 crore for the quarter ended December 2018.On the macro front, the rupee appreciated by 7 paise to 70.34 against the US dollar in opening trade.

On Thursday, the Sensex settled 106.41 points, or 0.29 per cent, down at 36,106.50, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 33.55 points, or 0.31 per cent, to finish at 10,821.60.Top gainers at the BSE include HDFC, ONGC, ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC Bank, Reliance, Asian Paints, HUL and Tata Steel.

Brent crude futures were trading 0.21 per cent lower at USD 61.55 per barrel.Elsewhere in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.81 per cent and Shanghai Composite Index up 0.11 per cent, while Korea’s Kospi surged 0.38 per cent.