In Indian markets, the frontline indices extended their winning ways into the second day, on the back of across-the-board buying. Positive global cues also lent support to the markets in early trade, the headline S&P BSE Sensex was at 61,231 levels, up 263 points or 0.43 percent while the Nifty50 index was testing 18,200 levels.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.4 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively.
Among individual stocks, Tech M shares surged over 5 percent in early trade after the company's Q2FY22 net rose 25.8 percent YoY to Rs 1,339 crore, while revenue grew 16.1 percent YoY to Rs 10,881 crore. However, CEAT shares declined over 6 percent after Q2FY22 net plunged 76.9 percent to Rs 42 crore as against Rs 181.9 crore in Q2FY21. Revenue, however, was up 23.9 percent at Rs 2,451.8 crore from Rs 1,978.5 crore in the same period.
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