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The domestic stock markets have opened on a strong note a day on Monday, a day after the Sensex scaled the 60,000 mark for the first time. At 9:18 am,the Sensex was trading at 60,252.45, higher by 213.82 points or 0.365 per cent and the NSE Nifty was at 17,921.55, up 71.25 points or 0.45 per cent. Financials and auto stocks were propelling the markets higher in early trading.
On the global front, the Dow and S&P 500 edged higher on Friday and ended a turbulent week with slight increases, helped by gains in Tesla and Facebook that offset a tumble by Nike. The Dow Jones rose 33.18 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 34,798, the S&P 500 gained 6.5 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4,455.48 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 4.55 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 15,047.70.
Asian shares, however, got off to a cautious start on Monday as a jump in oil prices to three-year highs could inflame inflation fears and aggravate the recent hawkish turn by some major central banks. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, after three consecutive weeks of loss. Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.4 per cent on hopes for further fiscal stimulus once a new prime minister is chosen.
The markets had a historic day on Friday as the BSE Sensex closed above the 60,000-mark. The BSE Sensex jumped 163.11 points to 60,048.47 and the Nifty rose 30.25 points to 17,853.20.
