Key benchmark indices were trading higher in early trade, tracking positive leads from Asian markets and overnight gains on the Wall Street. At 9:19 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 206.40 points or 0.58% at 35,985.47. The Nifty 50 index was up 63 points or 0.59% at 10,800.60.
Among secondary barometers,the BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.78%. The BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.64%.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was strong. On BSE, 796 shares rose and 187 shares fell. A total of 35 shares were unchanged.
Overseas, Asian shares moved higher on Thursday, building on the momentum seen on Wall Street overnight, as China appeared to be taking more steps to meet US demands to open its markets.
According to media reports, Beijing is working to increase access to foreign companies, a move aimed at smoothing US-China trade relations. The plan would replace the country's Made in China 2025 initiative, reports said. Made in China 2025 is a framework aimed at making China a leader in industries like clean-energy cars and robotics.
US stocks came off session highs but still closed higher Wednesday after a series of developments boosted expectations that a US-China trade deal could be reached in the coming months.
On the data front, the consumer-price index, a key measure of inflation, showed no price growth between October and November, the Labor Department announced Wednesday. Core prices, which eliminate volatile food and energy costs, rose 0.2% month-over-month.
Meanwhile in Europe, UK Prime Minister Theresa May won a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership on Wednesday evening. May won the leadership challenge by 200 votes to 117 votes against her in the ballot of Conservative members of parliament (MPs). May needed a simple majority (at least 159 out of 315 Conservative MPs) to win the confidence vote. Winning this vote means her leadership cannot be challenged for another year now.
Back home, Lupin was down 1.48%. The company announced that the General Court of the European Union has delivered its judgment concerning Lupin's and other companies appeal against the European Commission's (EC) 2014 decision in the Perindopril litigation. The General Court upheld the EC's decision holding Lupin liable to pay a fine of EUR 40 million. Lupin will study the General Court's judgment and evaluate further course of action. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 12 December 2018.
DLF was down 1.70%. The company said that its board of directors has considered and approved offering upto 17.30 crore equity shares in one or more tranches by way of private placement, including Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP). The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 12 December 2018.
Indian Oil Corporation was up 1.06%. The company's board meets today to consider and approve buyback of equity shares and interim dividend.
Strides Pharma Science (Strides) was up 0.65%. The company announced that its step-down wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has received approval for Lidocaine Ointment USP 5% from the United States Food & Drug Administration (US FDA). Lidocaine Ointment is a generic version of Xylocaine Ointment of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 12 December 2018.
Infibeam Incorporation was up 3.22%. The company said that the meeting of the board of directors of the company is scheduled on 17 December 2018 to consider and approve examine and evaluate the feasibility of and options for strategic growth opportunities of the business verticals and subsidiaries of the company. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 12 December 2018.
On the domestic data front, India's industrial production (base year 2011-12=100) surged at 11-month high pace of 8.1% in October 2018, compared with 4.5% growth recorded in September 2018. The industrial production growth for September 2018 has been retained unchanged from 4.5% increase reported provisionally.
The all-India general CPI inflation dipped to 17-month low of 2.33% in November 2018 (new base 2012=100), compared with 3.38% in October 2018. The core CPI inflation eased to 5.71% in November 2018 compared with 6.20% in October 2018.
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