The Sensex briefly crossed 39,000 mark as stock markets opened with a buoyant note on Monday when the new financial year kicked in ahead of the general elections. At the National Stock Exchange, the auto index was up 1.7 per cent and banking index 0.4 per cent. Hindalco traded high by 5.6 per cent, Tata Motors 4.3 per cent, Vedanta 4.2 per cent and GAIL 2.6 per cent. Meanwhile, other Asian stocks too rallied with market sentiment supported by positive Chinese factory data and signs of progress in US-China trade talks. The United States and China said they made progress in trade talks that concluded on Friday in Beijing.

Source: dna April 01, 2019 06:00 UTC