Mumbai March 28 (IANS) Positive global cues a strong rupee and healthy buying in banking automobile and healthcare stocks lifted the Indian equity markets during the mid-afternoon trade session on Tuesday.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 63.25 points or 0.70 per cent to 9 108.45 points.
The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 29 301.22 points traded at 29 431.41 points (at 12.50 p.m.) -- up 194.26 points or 0.66 per cent from the previous close at 29 237.15 points.
The Sensex has touched a high of 29 442.18 points and a low of 29 301.22 points during the intra-day trade.
The BSE market breadth was in favour of the bulls -- with 1 583 advances and 985 declines.
After witnessing heavy selling pressure in the last trading session today the Nifty opened on a firm note tracking positive global cues and witnessed good buying support during intra-day trade Dhruv Desai Director and Chief Operating Officer of Tradebulls told IANS.
Most sector stocks traded with positive bias due to buying support. However oil-gas sector stocks traded with bearish sentiments due to profit booking.
On technical levels Desai pointed out the the breach of 9 080 levels will make the Nifty futures bearish while strong resistance for the day is seen at 9 145 levels.
On Monday the benchmark indices were pulled lower by negative global cues and heavy selling pressure in metal automobile and healthcare stocks.
The NSE Nifty fell by 62.80 points or 0.69 per cent to close at 9 045.20 points while the NSE Nifty closed lower by 184.25 points or 0.63 per cent at 29 237.15 points.
--IANS
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Indian equities trade higher on positive global cues (Lead)
