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Indian markets<\/span> opened on a positive note Monday, with shares of private sector banks in focus after strong quarterly results. <\/p>\n The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 403 points, or 0.6 percent, at 74,133 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index was up 89 points, or 0.4 percent, at 22,508.<\/p>\n Other Asian markets traded mostly higher, though overall gains remained capped amid caution ahead of the highly anticipated Federal Reserve’s policy meeting scheduled for April 30 to May 1.<\/p>\n Maruti Suzuki India, SBI Life, IndusInd Bank and Divis Laboratories rose 1-2 percent while Apollo Hospitals Enterprise plunged 5.7 percent after PE firm Advent International agreed to invest 24.75 billion rupees (nearly $297 million) in its unit Apollo HealthCo.<\/p>\n HCL Technologies lost 4.7 percent on weak FY25 guidance. <\/p>\n ICICI Bank advanced 1.7 percent after reporting a 17 percent increase in Q4 profit and higher spending on information technology<\/span> and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n Yes Bank jumped more than 6 percent on reporting a 123 percent jump in Q4 net profit.<\/p>\n RBL Bank was marginally higher on positing 30 percent growth in quarterly net profit.<\/p>\n Glenmark Pharma rose half a percent after it received the U.S. FDA approval<\/span> for Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen tablets. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n