US markets advanced on Monday, sending indexes to fresh 13-month closing highs, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reinforced expectations that interest rates would stay low to help growth.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 136 points (1.3%) to 10,406. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 30 points (1.3%) to 2,197.
The Indian ADRs ended on a positive note. HDFC Bank and MTNL advanced over 3% each to $136.51 and $3.36, respectively.
ICICI Bank and Tata Motors added over 2% each to $39.78 and $14, respectively.
Infosys and Wipro were up 2% each
Mahindra Satyam on the other hand slipped around 3% to $5.23 and Patni Computers was donw 2% at $21.38, respectively.
