Mumbai: Considering the better-than-expected fourth quarter earning of Reliance Industries, BSE Sensex rose 168 points in early trading.
This apart, a firming trend in other Asian markets, taking strong cues from the US and European markets following Emmanuel Macron's first round presidential election win in France, boosted trading sentiments here.
The 30-share index, which had rallied 290.54 points in Monday's session, soared 167.59 points, or 0.57%, at 29,823.43, with all the sectorial indices led by realty, oil k &gas, healthcare and metal supporting the upside.
Similarly, the NSE Nifty spurted 44.60 points, or 0.48%, to 9,262.55. Brokers said that continued buying by domestic institutional investors and retailers following RIL's healthy numbers announced post trading hours on Monday, mainly lent momentum to trading activity.
RIL shares climbed 2.18%, to Rs 1,447.30, in early trade after the company reported a 12.3% jump in its January-March quarter net profit at Rs 8,046 crore on the back of higher refining and petrochemical margins.
Other gainers included M&M, Wipro, HDFC Ltd, L&T, ICICI Bank, Power Grid, Lupin and Dr Reddy's.
Globally, Japan's Nikkei was up 0.84% while Hong Kong's Hang rose 0.98% in early trade on Tuesday. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.31%.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average had ended 1.05% higher in Monday's trade.
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