Sensex Rises 150 Points As Banking Stocks Strengthen

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and HDFC contributed the most to the advances on SensexDomestic stock markets started Friday's session on a
the US and China
The SP BSE Sensex rose as much as 150.96 points to touch 37,709.87 in early trade, and the NSE Nifty moved to 11,342.55, up 40.75 points
from the previous close
Buying in banking stocks pushed the markets higher however selling in information technology counters kept the gains in check.At 9:36 the
major.Equities in other Asian markets inched up from two-month lows hours ahead of the Trump administration's plan to raise tariffs on
Japan's Nikkei index rose 0.4 per cent.US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had received a "beautiful letter" from Chinese
President Xi Jinping, stoking hopes that Washington may suspend its plan to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 per
cent from 10 per cent
That provided some support for stocks in early Asian trade though sentiment remains cautious.The domestic markets had closed lower in past
seven consecutive sessions
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