Wall Street ends mixed; Indian ADRs shine

The Dow Jones industrail average rose 43 points to settle at 11,253. The Nasdaq slipped 12 points to 2300. The US crude oil futures for April delivery soared $1.41 to settle at $63.58 a barrel on the NYMEX.

The Nikkei has added 49 points to 16,145, and the Hang Seng is up 48 points to 15,778.

The Indian ADRs continued their good-form on the Wall Street. VSNL surged 4% to $18.68, and MTNL rallied 2% to $7.90. Dr.Reddy's, Satyam and HDFC Bank advanced 1-2% each. ICICI Bank, however, dropped 1.7% to $29.50.