Asia rallied on the back of an overnight record close in the US following last week's strong US jobs data. The market breadth turned negative as 1,519 stocks ended in the red, 1,243 stocks closed in the green while 170 stocks ruled steady. The gauge had soared almost 500 points in yesterday's trade on across the board buying amid positive global cues. Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1,055.80 crore yesterday, as per provisional data. The broader NSE Nifty recaptured the 8,500-mark and endedat 8.521.05, up 53.15 points or 0.63%.

Source: dna July 12, 2016 13:30 UTC