NSE Nifty breaches 10K point-mark

Expectations of healthy quarterly results, coupled with broadly positive global cues lifted the key Indian equity index -- NSE Nifty -- above the 10,000-points mark during early-morning trade session on Tuesday.

The index breached the 10,000-points level mark during the day's early trade session at 9.15 a.m. just after the pre-open session which lasted for 15 minutes.

In trade parlance the NSE Nifty experienced -- the Gap-Up opening -- from its Monday's close at 9,966.40 points.

The wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) touched a high of 10,011.30 points and a low of 9,975.30 points.

At 9.45 a.m. the index ceded some of its gains to trade at 9,976.80 points, marginally up by 0.10 per cent from its previous close.

"Broadly supportive global cues and continuing momentum led the NSE Nifty to touch the new all-time high above the 10,000-points markets," Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities, told IANS.

According to Dhruv Desai, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Tradebulls, investors' sentiments were boosted on the expectations of healthy quarterly results.

"Market participants expect healthy quarterly results going forward," Desai told IANS.

--IANS

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