BSE Sensex rose on Tuesday closing after three successive sessions of falling as recent decliners such as IT stocks regained, but overall sentiment was cautious ahead of the beginning of the earnings season. The BSE Sensex ended at 29,788, up 213 points, whereas the broader Nifty-50 index closed at 9,237, up 55 points. The BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap indices gained 0.4% and 1%, respectively. The overall health of the market was positive with 1,719 advancing shares and 1,154 declining shares on BSE. A total of 148 shares were unchanged.
BHEL stock went up 1.2%, Havells India up 1.99%, ABB India rose 3.05%, Bharat Electronics gained 2.32%, L&T up 1.75%), and Siemens gained 0.48%. Infosys Ltd rose 1.55% It will release its quarter-fourth results on Thursday, 13 April 2017.
Aisa - Europe stocks declined as tensions prevailing in the Middle East and political vagueness in Europe kept investors on edge, underling safe assets like the yen, gold and treasuries.