INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Domestic stock markets started Thursday's session on a positive note, with the Sensex gaining more than 100 points, amid mild advances in
The SP BSE Sensex added as much as 113.2 points to touch 36,749.30 in early trade, while the NSE Nifty moved to 11,077.95, up 24.95 points
Buying in fast-moving consumer goods and energy stocks supported the markets however the upside was limited due to weakness in metal and
Top gainers on the 50-scrip index at the time were Hindustan Petroleum, Bharti Infratel, Power Grid, Hindustan Unilever and Reliance
Industries, trading between 0.88 per cent and 2.09 per cent higher.Equities in other Asian markets rose marginally, with caution prevailing
0.1 per cent, not far from its five-month high marked last week.Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.6 per cent, while Australian shares added 0.2
per cent.The Nifty had added 260.5 points, a gain of 2.41 per cent, in past three consecutive sessions
During this period, the Sensex had advanced 768.66 points, or 2.14 per cent.(With Reuters inputs)
