INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Thirty two stocks on the 50-scrip Nifty index finished the session in the positive zone
The Sensex
and Nifty snapped a five-session losing streak on Tuesday
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark index Sensex closed 35 points higher at 34,651 while the NSE Nifty settled at 10,536, up 20 points
Gains in PSU banking, auto and metal stocks pushed the key indices higher
SBI shares jumped nearly 5 per cent after the bank reported earnings for the January-March quarter
However, upside were limited as the political situation in Karnataka continued to be fluid
Thirty two stocks on the 50-scrip Nifty index finished the session in the positive zone