The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 132 points to touch 53,290.81 in the first few minutes of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark climbed to as high as 15,962.25, up 38 points from its previous close.
was the top Nifty50 gainer in early deals, up 1.7 per cent. Divi’s Lab, ITC, JSW Steel and Hindalco were among other blue-chip top performers.
On the other hand, TechM was the top laggard, down 0.7 per cent. , Eicher Motor, Axis Bank and L&T xx were among other losers.
Vodafone Idea gained 5 per cent, while Just Dial added 2 per cent in early trade.
Equities in other Asian markets fell in early trade. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down by 0.54 per cent.
Overnight on Wall Street, the three benchmark indices settled mostly lower. Dow Jones added 0.15% to 34,987.02. S&P 500 shed 0.33% to 4,360.03, while Nasdaq declined 0.7% to 14,543.13
Meanwhile, in the oil market, crude prices fell for third day with Brent futures down 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $73.27 a barrel, while US crude fell 12 cents, 0.2 per cent, to $71.53 a barrel.
