Sensex, Nifty gain; RIL jumps nearly 7% on Jio
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan nudged up 0.1%
Domestic markets on Wednesday opened strong amid positive global cues. At 0937 hours Sensex was trading at 28,864.93, up 83.51 points or 0.29%, while, Nifty was at 8,933.10, up 25.25 points or 0.28%.
On 30-share benchmark, among top gainers were Reliance Industries (6.64%), Axis Bank (2.75%), Asian Paint (1.09%), Coal India (0.78%) and Tata Motors (0.77%). Among top losers were Tata Consultancy Services (-1.55%), Infosys (-1.06%), ICICI Bank (-1.04%), Sun Pharma (-1.03%) and Gail (-0.81%).
HEREOn global front, Asian stocks edged up, joining a record-setting night for world markets as investors cheered upbeat factory activity in Europe and solid earnings on Wall Street, as reported by Reuters.
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan nudged up 0.1%, taking its cues from the world stock index rising to an all-time peak of 446.21 overnight.
Japan`s Nikkei and South Korea`s Kospi each added 0.15%, the report added.
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