Markets settle marginally higher, Nifty holds above 9,300 ; IT stocks rally

Broader gains were capped as investors awaited corporate results from major firms

Benchmark indices closed marginally higher today on the back of realty, IT, telecom and banking stocks. The sentiment was boosted by a rise in Asian stocks on investor relief after centrist Emmanuel Macron comfortably won the French presidential election.
 
Macron's emphatic victory brought comfort to investors and European allies alike, who had been nervous about the risk of another populist upheaval, following Britain's vote to quit the EU and Donald Trump's election as US president - neither of which had been predicted by pollsters or bookmakers.
 
The S&P BSE Sensex settled at 29,926, up 67 points, while the