Sensex Up Over 300 Points; L&T, Tech Mahindra Top Gainers
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Asia-Pacific shares rose in Tuesday morning trading following overnight gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 notching its fourth day of gains
The stock markets have opened at fresh all-time highs, extending the gain of the previous session, on the back of positive global cues. At 9:18 am, the BSE Sensex was trading at 62,060, higher by 320 points or 0.51 per cent and the NSE Nifty was at 18,568.75, up 89 points or 0.48 per cent. The broader markets are also trading strong, with the BSE Midcap index and BSE Smallcap index gaining 0.9 per cent each. All the BSE indicesare trading in the green, with the sole exception of the FMCG index.
Asia-Pacific shares rose in Tuesday morning trading following overnight gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 notching its fourth day of gains. The Nikkei 225 in Japan gained 0.43 per cent, while the Topix index advanced 0.14 per cent and South Korea's Kospi climbed 0.51 per cent.
The S&P and Nasdaq closed higher on Monday with the biggest boosts from the highest-profile technology and communications companies, while investors eyed product news from Apple Inc and appeared optimistic about the third-quarter earnings season.
The Dow Jones fell 0.1 per cent to 35,258.61, the S&P 500 gained 0.34 per cent to 4,486.46 and Nasdaq Composite added 0.84 per cent to 15,021.81.