May 30, 2011

Sensex up

Indian markets rose 0.6 percent in early trade on Monday, led by gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank, with mostly positive Asian markets boosting investor sentiment.

At 9:16 a.m. (0346 GMT), the 30-share BSE index was up 0.57 percent at 18,370.44 points, with all but three of its components in the positive zone.

The 50-share NSE index was trading 0.55 percent higher at 5,506 points


Analysts said that pullback rally which began last Thursday may last only for a short time and markets may take cues from fourth quarter GDP data, and diesel and cooking gas price hike expected this week. If the government reports a higher GDP, it may cause Reserve Bank of India to continue its tightening cycle which will again weigh on the markets.

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