Mumbai: Indian equities markets Wednesday rose in early
trade as traders bought stocks battered in the recent sell-off and took cue from
the positive trading at other Asian markets.
Updated at 9.30am
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE was ruling 17,204.11 points,
up 347 points or 2.05 percent compared to its previous close at 16,857.91
points.
It had moved up substantially in pre-open trade itself.
The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was also
trading in the green at 5,174.9 points, up 2.01 percent.
Broader markets too rose. The BSE midcap index was ruling 2.18 percent up and
the BSE smallcap index was trading 2.11 percent higher.
The market breadth at the BSE was positive with 1,106 stocks moving up,
compared to 162 on the decline and 32 remaining unchanged.
Other major Asian markets too were on the rise, after being battered in the
last two sessions over the US sovereign debt downgrade.
The benchmark Japanese Nikkei was up 1.15 percent, the Chinese Shanghai
Composite index was ruling 1.83 percent higher, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng had
risen 3.2 percent Wednesday.
Source: IANS