Mumbai: Share prices opened slightly firm on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on April 30 after April 29 heavy sell-off following fresh buying support at lower level.

Dealer said approval of the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha by voice vote injected some confidence in the investors mind. Select software counters recovered smartly on good buying support despite negative advices from New York where the NASDAQ Composite Index declined further by nearly seven points on April 29 night.

However, FMCG giants and HLL continued downward march on local funds selling and arrested the SENSEX rise.

The BSE-30 share Sensitive Index opened slightly better at 3,303.10 and gradually moved upward to a high of 3,328.84 before being quoted at 3,303.87 as against April 29 close of 3,301.21.

PTI