The domestic stock markets started on a positive note on Dalal Street.
On Friday, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index started at 35,398.70 and the 50-scrip Nifty at 10,644.
At 9:22 am, the S&P BSE Sensex traded 174.86 points or 0.50% higher at 35,435.40, while the broader Nifty50 gained 28.45 points or 0.27% to trade at 10,645.15.
In the global markets, the MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded high 0.26% in the early trade while with a rise of 0.2% was Japan’s Nikkei.
According to a news agency, Asian share markets managed better as hopes for a thaw in the trade relation of Sino-US gave Wall Street a boost, though there were duel reports on the scenario for an actual trade agreement.
On the other hand, the strengthening Indian rupee filliped sentiments on D-Street.
Meanwhile, the 30-share Sensex closed higher at 35,260.54 with 118.55 points or 0.34%, and the NSE Nifty50 ended up 40.40 points or 0.38% at 10,616.70.
– Harleen Sandhu
