Pre-market: Sensex to open with a bang

The Sensex is likely to open with a bang backed by positive news flow and strong global markets.

Among the Asia-Pacific markets - The Hang Seng has rallied 224 points to 19,609, and the Nikkei has surged 266 points to 17,104. The Seoul Composite and the Taiwan Weighted indices have flared up over 1.5% each. The Shanghai index, however, has dropped 1.5% to 2728.

The Sensex today is likely to face resistance around 13,770-13,815-13,855 levels. On the downside, the index may find support around 13,490-13,450-13,405 levels.