In early trade, both the key indices, Sensex and Nifty touched highest as Asian shares wre at peak in a decade. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early gains, rising 0.8 percent to its loftiest peak since November 2007. The index got a bump higher after all three major U.S. equity indexes closed at record highs overnight. While, oil & gas index dropped 1.48 per cent, followed by realty 1.47 per cent, consumer durables 1.23 per cent and PSU 1.03 per cent. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was nearly flat on the day at 94.735.

Source: dna November 07, 2017 05:58 UTC