Benchmark indices pared early gains to retreat from life-time highs scaled in morning trade amid buying in oil and gas, energy, telecom, healthcare, capital goods, IT and teck sectors ahead of the key RBI bi-monthly policy decision due later today.<\/p>\n
Caution crept as investors eagerly await the central bank’s policy decision on repo rate on the backdrop of volatility in crude oil and food prices as well as inflationary concerns.<\/p>\n
Auto, realty, power, banks and financial stocks saw profit-booking.<\/p>\n
The 30-share index was trading higher at 37,623.54, showing a gain of 16.96 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 1050 hrs.<\/p>\n
Earlier the Sensex marked a life-time high of 37,711.87.<\/p>\n
The broader Nifty50 index was trading higher at 11,374.75, up 18.25 points, or 0.16 per cent.<\/p>\n
Major gainers were TCS, ONGC, Sun Pharma, Vedanta and Bharti Airtel.<\/p>\n
Losers include Tata Motors DVR, Tata Motors, Maruti, Axis Bank and Infosys.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 572.21 crore on a net basis, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold equities to the tune of Rs 290.87 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.<\/p>\n
Most Asian markets trading higher, taking cues from the positive session seen in the US market following news that the US and China may restart official talks about their months-long trade dispute.<\/p>\n
US stocks closed higher yesterday, as investors continued to digest an onslaught of quarterly earnings reports, with the vast majority beating expectations. But headline news on trade continued to drive markets.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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