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Indian shares opened on a positive note on Tuesday as oil prices eased after last week’s surge and the U.S. and its allies stepped up diplomatic efforts to help prevent the Israel-Hamas war from escalating. <\/p>\n
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 330 points, or half a percent, at 66,497 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index was up 103 points, or half a percent, at 19,834.<\/p>\n
Among the top gainers, Bajaj FinServ, HDFC Life, SBI Life, Tata Consumer Products and Power Grid Corp climbed 1-2 percent. <\/p>\n
Jio Financial Services rose 1.2 percent after its Q2 profit doubled from the previous quarter.<\/p>\n
CEAT rallied 6 percent after reporting a multi-fold jump in quarterly profit.<\/p>\n
ICICI Securities jumped 2.8 percent after announcing an interim dividend of Rs 12 per equity share.<\/p>\n
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company soared 3.5 percent on receiving Rs 4,675 crores from a land deal. <\/p>\n
Tata Power gained 1.2 percent after it signed a pact to set up a solar plant in Maharashtra. <\/p>\n
HDFC Bank added 0.7 percent on reporting a 51 percent jump in quarterly profit. <\/p>\n
Grasim Industries was little changed on fund raising reports. <\/p>\n
SpiceJet was marginally lower after reaching an interim settlement with Lease Finance BV, the engine lessor for the budget airline.<\/p>\n
Coal India gained half a percent after reporting a 6 percent rise in fuel supplies to thermal plants during the first fortnight of October 2023. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n