Sensex Rises Over 200 Points, Nifty Trades Above 17,250
NDTV
Indian equity benchmarks on Tuesday traded higher in opening deals after a sharp plunge in the previous session.
Indian equity benchmarks on Tuesday traded higher in opening deals after a sharp plunge in the previous session. Asian stocks turned cautious on global inflation worries and the possibility of aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening.
Trends on the Nifty Futures on Singapore Exchange (SGX Nifty) indicated a tad higher start for the domestic indices.
The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 225 points or 0.38 per cent to 57,390 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty moved 85 points or 0.50 per cent up to trade at 17,259.
Mid- and small-cap shares were positive as Nifty Midcap 100 gained 0.93 per cent and small-cap climbed 0.83 per cent.