INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The gains on Dalal Street were led by buying in energy, banking and metal stocks.
Domestic stock
markets started Tuesday's session on a higher note amid unabated buying by foreign investors and strong global cues.The SP BSE Sensex rose
as much as 464.98 points to touch 37,519.08, while the Nifty50 barometer of the National Stock Exchange surged by 136.95 points to hit
The gains on Dalal Street were led by buying in energy, banking and metal stocks
Heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Larsen Toubro, HDFC Bank and HDFC contributed the most to the advances on the Sensex
Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services, markets continued their rally after declaration of election date with opinion poll suggesting
to participate in the pre-election rally," he said, adding that market is also awaiting CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation data, scheduled
British parliament on a divorce agreement
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 1.08 percent.The rupee, meanwhile, strengthened by 25 paise to 69.64
against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday,Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.39 per cent to quote at $66.84 per barrel
Oil prices rose on account of healthy demand and output cuts led by producer group Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
