After struggling in noon trade with some selling pressure seen in FMCG, IT and metal stocks, Sensex ended 34.07 points higher at 36,616.81 while Nifty rose 22.10 points to 10,934.35. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advanced 0.4% and hovered near its four-month high marked on Friday. Japan's Nikkei average was flat on the day but at its highest level in seven weeks. 11:35 am: Axis Bank shares hit 52-week highAxis Bank shares kept up the momentum with shares rising over 1% to a fresh 52-week high of ₹728 on BSE. 9:45 am: Rupee opens marginally higherIndian rupee on Tuesday was trading marginally higher against US dollar in the opening trade.

Source: Mint February 05, 2019 04:19 UTC