Bharat Express

IT stocks

In the Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, and South Korea's Kospi all posted strong advances

In the Asia markets, Tokyo's Nikkei 225, South Korea's Kospi, and China's Shanghai Composite closed in the positive territory, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell

Among the Sensex firms, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Wipro, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra and Power Grid were the major laggards.