Updates for markets open
March 5 (Reuters) - India's benchmark indexes opened higher on Wednesday, led by information technology stocks and tracking other Asian peers as the U.S. Commerce chief hinted at some relief on Canada and Mexico tariffs.
The Nifty 50 .NSEI rose 0.27% to 22,142.2 by 9:22 a.m. IST, while the BSE Sensex .BSESN added 0.29% to 73,217.9.
Eleven of the 13 major sectors advanced at the open, with IT index .NIFTYIT rising 1.2%.
Coforge COFO.NS jumped 5.7% after signing a 13-year deal with Sabre Corp SABR.O valued at $1.56 billion.
The broader small-caps .NIFSMCP100 and mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 gained 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively.
Most Asian markets gained on the day, with the MSCI Asia ex Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS adding 1%, on hopes of a partial roll-back of U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico. MKTS/GLOB
Investors are monitoring U.S. President Donald Trump's address to Congress for any cues into future tariff actions.
(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy and Janane Venkatraman)
((VivekKumar.M@thomsonreuters.com; bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com))
免责声明：投资有风险，本文并非投资建议，以上内容不应被视为任何金融产品的购买或出售要约、建议或邀请，作者或其他用户的任何相关讨论、评论或帖子也不应被视为此类内容。本文仅供一般参考，不考虑您的个人投资目标、财务状况或需求。TTM对信息的准确性和完整性不承担任何责任或保证，投资者应自行研究并在投资前寻求专业建议。