INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Domestic stock markets started Wednesday's session on a strong note, tracking advances in Asian peers
Buying in banking, auto and metal stocks stocks pushed the markets higher
However, weakness in information technology counters kept the upside in check
Analysts awaited macroeconomic data due on Thursday.At 9:57 am, the Sensex traded 307.89 points higher at 36,281.60, and the Nifty was up
78.80 points at 10,914.10
Bank, Bajaj Auto, JSW Steel and Axis Bank, trading between 1.94 per cent and 3.16 per cent higher.Equities in other Asian markets edged
higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reinforced the US central bank's recent shift towards a more "patient" approach on
"no rush to make a judgment" about further changes to interest rates, Mr Powell told US lawmakers on Tuesday as he spelled out the central
economists polled by Reuters on February 19-25, country's GDP growth stood at 6.9 per cent in the October-December quarter - its slowest
pace in over a year.(With agency inputs)
