Sensex moves in line with Asia, up 154 pts

The Sensex struck a positive note

today by jumping 154 points, in keeping with firm Asian

shares.

Fresh capital kept the flow on in the wake of continued

buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive

global indicators.

The 30-share index was trading higher by 154.01 points,

or 0.46 per cent, to 33,513.91. Metal, consumer durables,

realty and banking counters kept buzzing, with indices rising

by up to 0.96 per cent.

The barometer had notched up 599.46 points in the

previous three sessions.

The NSE index Nifty hit 10,337.75, with gains of 39

points -- or 0.37 per cent.

According to analysts, domestic institutional investors

carried on with buying amid a firming trend in other Asian

markets after positive leads from Wall Street.

The stocks that set the tone for the day included

Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, Cipla, Adani Ports and Bharti

Airtel, jumping up to 2.13 per cent.

VRL Logistics surged 3.66 per cent and Gati Ltd 3.06 per

cent after the logistics sector received infrastructure status

by the government yesterday that will help it access loans on

easier terms.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.79 per cent and Japan's

Nikkei gained 1.03 per cent. Shanghai Composite gained 0.47

per cent in early trade today.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.31 per cent

higher yesterday.

 

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