The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today surged by over 171 points in early trade on the back of measures announced by the government and hefty rates cut by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday to boost the slowing economy.

The 30-share barometer, which had gained 54.76 points in the previous session on Friday, moved up by another 171.47 points to 10,129.69 points with all the sectoral indices, led by realty and bank, trading in positive zone with gains up to 3.13 points.