Indian shares rise tracking rebound in Asian markets
Updates at 9:50 a.m. IST
By Bharath Rajeswaran
BENGALURU, Aug 6 (Reuters) -Indian shares rose on Tuesday, following a relief rally in broader Asian markets as U.S. central bank officials soothed investor nerves after a brutal selloff in the previous session.
The NSE Nifty 50 index .NSEI rose 1.14% at 24,328.45, as of 9:50 a.m IST, and the S&P BSE Sensex .BSESN added 1.13% at 79,651.57.
The Nifty Sensex had logged their worst session in two months on Monday amid a global sell-off on fears of a U.S. recession.
Strong U.S. service sector data on Monday eased some of those fears, while key Federal Reserve officials said Friday's weak labour market data did not signal a recession, boosting investor sentiment.
Asian markets recovered in morning trading, with the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index .MIAPJ0000PUS rising 1.8% and the Nikkei .N225 soaring more than 8%. MKTS/GLOB
Domestically, all the 13 major sectors logged gains. The broader, more domestically focussed small- .NIFSMCP100 and mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 rose about 1.6% each.
Among individual stocks, state-run oil producer ONGC ONGC.NS rose 2% and telecom services provider Bharti Airtel BRTI.NS jumped 1.5% after they beat first-quarter profit estimates.
V-mart Retail VMAR.NS climbed 11% after posting a profit in June quarter compared to a loss in the year-ago quarter.
Schneider Electric SEIN.NS surged 7.5% on reporting rise in June quarter profit.
Realty index .NIFTYREAL jumped about 3% after media reports said the government may address concerns over the budget proposal to revise the taxation of long-term capital gains from real estate transactions.
"Among emerging markets, Indian equities are the most resilient to global market rout," said analysts led by Mahesh Nandurkar of Jefferies, adding that large-caps could outperform the small- and mid-caps, where valuations are well above the long-term averages.
Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Varun H K
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