Equity markets resumed trade on a muted note on Tuesday
Sensex Today: Equity markets resumed trade on a muted note on Tuesday as investors came back from an extended weekend. The S&P BSE Sensex quoted at 66,029 levels, up 59 points, while the Nifty50 started at 19,845, higher by 51 points.
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The broader markets continued to exhibit strength with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices rising up to 0.6 per cent.
Among top sector indices, the Nifty Metal index added 0.84 per cent, while the Nifty IT index fell 0.1 per cent.
Global Cues
Overnight, the US market ended modestly in red as the bulls took a breather post strong rally in the preceding week. This week the focus will be on Fed chair speech and inflation data.
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Near home, Nikkei and Straits Times were down up to 0.3 per cent; whereas, Kospi and Taiwan added 0.4 per cent each.