The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Thursday rose by over 116 points or 0.67 per cent in opening trade on buying by funds and retail investors in heavy weight stocks.

The Sensex moved up by 116.38 points to 17,347.49 points in opening trade. It had jumped by 539.11 points on Wednesday. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also rose by 32.55 points or 0.53 per cent to 5,177.15 points.