Mumbai, June 16- Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty today registered a bounce in early trade after two days of sharp decline due to a rally in Asian markets. During the early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 288.79 points to 81,407.39 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty also rose 98.9 points to 24,817.50.
Among the 30 firms in the Sensex, Power Grid, Ultratech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Asian Paints, NTPC, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys were among the top gainers. Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Adani Ports and Kotak Mahindra Bank remained in the red. Meanwhile, the rupee fell 11 paise to 86.22 against the US dollar in early trade.