The domestic stock markets have opened strong, continuing with the momentum witnessed in the previous session, on the back of positive Asian cues and a decline in Covid cases across the country. At 9:18 am, the BSE Sensex had reclaimed the 50,000 mark and was trading at 50,150.55, higher by 571.35 points or 1.14 per cent and the NSE Nifty was back above the 15,000 mark at 15,091.75, up 170.80 points or 1.15 per cent.
Asian markets rose as investors reacted to the release of Japan’s first quarter gross domestic data. The Taiwan index surged 3.28 per cent, Nikkei jumped 2.12 per cent and Topix index advanced 1.49 per cent.
Technology stocks pulled Wall Street’s main indexes lower on Monday, as signs of inflationary pressures building up in the economy kept investors worried about monetary policy tightening.
The Dow Jones was dow 0.46 per cent, at 34,223.93, the S&P 500 was down 0.47 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.69 per cent.
On the earnings front, Tata Motors, Canara Bank, Aarti Industries and Abbott India will announce their Q4 numbers during the day.
Meanwhile, oil prices climbed on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous day, as optimism over the reopenings of the U.S and European economies outweighed fears of slower fuel demand in Asia due to surging COVID-19 cases and a new wave of restrictions.
Brent crude oil futures were up 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $69.66 a barrel by 0231 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 19 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $66.46 a barrel.
On Monday, the BSE Sensex jumped 848.18 points to 49,580.73 and Nifty climbed 245.40 points to 14,923.20.
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